Watch Me Fall

Watch Me Fall
Studio album by
Jay Reatard
ReleasedAugust 4, 2009
GenresGarage rock, indie rock, power pop, punk rock
Length32:17
LanguageEnglish
LabelMatador 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10
Metacritic76/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Drowned in Sound7/10
Entertainment WeeklyA−
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar
NME8/10
Pitchfork7.9/10
PopMatters8/10
Slant MagazineStarStarStarStar
SpinStarStarStarStarHalf star
The Toronto StarStarStarHalf star

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.

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

Track listing

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
Total length:32:17
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Tiny Little Home"1:44
Total length:34:01

Musicians

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Watch me Fall > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Watch Me Fall by Jay Reatard reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Watch Me Fall reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Cragg, Micheal. "Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Haynes, Gavin (August 11, 2009). "Jay Reatard - Album review: Jay Reatard - 'Watch Me Fall' - Album Reviews - NME.com". NME. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  8. ↑ Review at Pitchfork Media
  9. ↑ Tartanella, Emily (August 13, 2009). "Jay Reatard: Watch Me Fall < Reviews:PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  10. ↑ Cataldo, Jesse (August 12, 2009). "Jay Reatard:Watch Me Fall: Music Review: Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  11. ↑ Gross, Joe (August 8, 2009). "Jay Reatard, 'Watch Me Fall' (Matador): Spin Magazine Online". Spin. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  12. ↑ Rayner, Ben (August 18, 2009). "Watch Me Fall: Jay Reatard: CD Review: Pop". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Jay Reatard". Billboard.