That Bob Pollard of scuzz-soaked garage wave, Jay Reatard, has signed to Matador. While the recent announcement of Reatard's Matador single series implied more action was afoot, a multi-album, worldwide deal is now officially in the can. The Matador singles that will roll out over this year (the first one is already out of print) will be compiled into a CD to be released this fall, and Reatard's former label, In The Red, will be releasing another CD of his early solo singles in June. The first proper Matador album is projected to come out in early '09. And in case that's not enough for you, the guy has been in about 30 other bands and projects since he started making noise with teen punks, the Reatards, down Memphis-way in 1997, so go scour the local mom 'n' pop store bins.
