Watch Me Fall is the second and final solo studio album by Jay Reatard. It was released on August 4, 2009 by Matador Records.[1]

Watch Me Fall
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 4, 2009[1]
GenreGarage rock, indie rock, power pop, punk rock
Length32:09
LanguageEnglish
LabelMatador Records
Jay Reatard chronology
Blood Visions
(2006)
Watch Me Fall
(2009)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[2]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[3]
NME(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[5]
PopMatters(8/10)[6]
Slant Magazine     [7]
Spin     [8]
The Toronto Star    [9]

Initial critical response to Watch Me Fall was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76 based on 23 reviews.[10]

The album briefly entered the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at 182.[11]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."It Ain't Gonna Save Me"2:22
2."Before I Was Caught"2:07
3."Man of Steel"2:31
4."Can't Do It Anymore"1:45
5."Faking It"1:56
6."I'm Watching You"3:46
7."Wounded"2:36
8."Rotten Mind"2:19
9."Nothing Now"2:43
10."My Reality"2:43
11."Hang Them All"3:40
12."There Is No Sun"3:49
13."Tiny Little Home (iTunes bonus track)"1:44

Musicians edit

  • Jay Reatard – vocals and all instruments, except:
  • Billy Hayes – drums on tracks 6, 7, 8, 11
  • Jonathan Kirkscey – cello on tracks 11, 12

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Watch me Fall > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  2. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (August 19, 2009). "Review : Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall : Release : Releases: Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  3. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (August 12, 2009). "Watch Me Fall - Music Review - Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  4. ^ Haynes, Gavin (August 11, 2009). "Jay Reatard - Album review: Jay Reatard - 'Watch Me Fall' - Album Reviews - NME.com". NME. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  5. ^ Review at Pitchfork Media
  6. ^ Tartanella, Emily (August 13, 2009). "Jay Reatard: Watch Me Fall < Reviews:PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  7. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (August 12, 2009). "Jay Reatard:Watch Me Fall: Music Review: Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  8. ^ Gross, Joe (August 8, 2009). "Jay Reatard, 'Watch Me Fall' (Matador): Spin Magazine Online". Spin. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  9. ^ Rayner, Ben (August 18, 2009). "Watch Me Fall: Jay Reatard: CD Review: Pop". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  10. ^ "Watch Me Fall reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  11. ^ "Jay Reatard". Billboard.

External links edit