Watch Me Fall

Watch Me Fall
Studio album by Jay Reatard
Released	August 4, 2009[1]
Genre	Garage rock, indie rock, power pop, punk rock
Length	32:09
Language	English
Label	Matador Records
Jay Reatard chronology
Blood Visions (2006) Watch Me Fall (2009)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

No.	Title	Length
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

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

References

1. "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. Archived from the original on August 16, 2009. 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

• Watch Me Fall at Metacritic