Oct 3

Oct 3 12 Songs: Jay Reatard

Friday night we encouraged you to watch Better than Something, the 2012 film about Jay Reatard by directors Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz. The film chronicles the life of James Lee Lindsey Jr. (a.k.a. Jay Reatard) through his friends, family and bandmates after his tragic passing in 2010.

The film intimately tells the story of one of the noughties’ (still not feeling that name for that decade) greatest indie musicians and rockers. The dude made some ripping tunes in his short time on earth.

We think it’ worth reiterating that you check out the playlist Jackson put together to accompany it, so we’re featuring it as this week’s 12 Songs. Back to your regular scheduled programming next week. But this thing is a banger. The last song by Deerhunter, “He Would have Laughed” is a bonus and was dedicated to Jay by Bradford Cox.