Jay Reatard’s Early Band Lost Sounds Get New Reissue

Philadelphia’s FDH Records has announced a deluxe reissue of Lost Sounds’ 2001 double album Black Wave. Black Wave marked the second LP from Lost Sounds—the Memphis band that formed in 1999 and featured the late Jay Reatard, Alicja Trout (River City Tanlines, Black Sunday), Rich Crook (the Reatards, Lover!, Thing), and Jonas Garland.

The LP has been out of print since its initial release, but come July 2019, FDH will release a remastered version of the record on two 180 gram LPs. The gatefold cover features additional art not included in the original pressing of the album; the first edition is limited to 500 copies. FDH has also reprinted “Electric Rat” Lost Sounds posters that glow in the dark. Posters are hand-numbered and limited to 150 copies. You can preorder the LP and poster here. Find the artwork below.

Lost Sounds disbanded in 2005, and Jay Reatard went on to perform under his own moniker until his death in 2010. In 2011, Lost Sounds released a best-of compilation called Blac Static. The following year, they shared a rarities compilation titled Lost Lost. Trout, Crook, and Garland are currently in a band called Sweet Knives, who released their debut album in 2017.

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