Matador Singles '08

by Jay Reatard

Matador Singles '08 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 October 2008
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:35
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembling six limited-edition 7-inch singles released sequentially throughout 2008, this compilation captures the late Memphis songwriter at the absolute peak of his frantic productivity. The tracks perfectly hone his signature fusion of incredibly fast, lo-fi garage punk aggression with brilliant, hook-laden power pop melodies. Operating as a brilliant bridge between his abrasive early work and his final studio album, it stands as a testament to his breathless, manic creative velocity.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, noisy, bratty, short-form, underground

Tracklist

  1. See/Saw (3:01)
  2. Screaming Hand (2:01)
  3. Painted Shut (1:47)
  4. An Ugly Death (3:41)
  5. Always Wanting More (2:10)
  6. You Mean Nothing To Me (2:05)
  7. Fluorescent Grey (4:40)
  8. Trapped Here (2:53)
  9. Hiding Hole (1:33)
  10. DOA (1:08)
  11. No Time (2:25)
  12. You Were Sleeping (2:32)
  13. I'm Watching You (3:39)

Credits

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