Watch Me Fall
2009 studio album by Jay Reatard
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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]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 4, 2009[1] | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, indie rock, power pop, punk rock | |||
| Length | 32:09 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
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Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 76/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
| Spin |  [11] |
| The Toronto Star | [12] |
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.[3]
The album briefly entered the U.S. Billboard 200, peaking at 182.[13]
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
