The first 7″ in Jay Reatard’s singles series for Matador, “See Saw” b/w “Screaming Hand”, will be in shops April 8 (preorders available from us, soon). Recorded at Shattered Studios this past January, both songs are unlikely to disappoint those who’ve been pestering us EVERY FUCKING DAY with questions about when these singles are coming out. Sure, the customer-is-always-right. But the customer isn’t always polite. Is it really necessary to threaten a hardworking label general manager with bodily harm? Is there any acceptable reason for someone to leave me a voice mail stating “I know what you’re wearing and I’m watching you right now?”

OK, admittedly, that message came in several weeks before we announced we were working with Jay. But regardless, this is an awesome single that totally lives up to the crazily high standards Jay Reatard has set, and we fully expect it will quell your consumerist fury for at least a day before we start being threatened about single no. 2.

Though we posted a bunch upcoming Jay Reatard dates already, all of the old ones plus a bunch of newly confirmed dates are below. Jay will be playing multiple times during the week of SXSW, but we’ve been asked to keep you guessing exactly where and when.

Thu Mar 6 Sydney The Annadale
Fri Mar 7 Melbourne E Brunswick Club
Sat Mar 8 Brisbane Club Phoenix
Sun Mar 9 Meredith Golden Plains Fest
Mon Mar 10 Melbourne The Tote

Fri 2/22/08 Reggie’s Chicago IL
Thu 3/27/08 Rialto Theater Tucson AZ w/The Black Keys
Fri 3/28/08 Marquee Theater Tempe AZ w/The Black Keys
Sat 3/29/08 House of Blues San Diego CA w/The Black Keys
Sun 3/30/08 The Glass House Pomona CA w/The Black Keys
Tue 4/1/08 Wiltern Theater Los Angeles CA w/The Black Keys
Wed 4/2/08 Warfield Theater San Francisco CA w/The Black Keys
Fri 4/4/08 Crystal Ballroom Portland OR w/The Black Keys
Sat 4/5/08 SoDo Lounge Seattle WA w/The Black Keys
Sun 4/6/08 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver BC w/The Black Keys
Wed 4/9/08 OgdenTheater Denver CO w/The Black Keys
Thu 4/10/08 Slowdown Omaha NE w/The Black Keys
Fri 4/11/08 First Avenue Minneapolis MN w/The Black Keys
Sat 4/12/08 Riviera Theater Chicago IL w/The Black Keys
Sun 4/13/08 The Vogue Indianapolis IN w/The Black Keys
Tue 4/15/08 Royal Oak Theater Royal Oak MI w/The Black Keys
Wed 4/16/08 Babylon Ottawa, Canada ON w/CPC Gangbangs
Thu 4/17/08 Silver Dollar Toronto ON w/CPC Gangbangs
Fri 4/18/08 La Sala Rossa Montreal QC w/CPC Gangbangs
Sat 4/19/08 Barn@Cornell University Ithaca NY
Sun 4/20/08 Harper’s Ferry Allston MA w/Cheap Time
Mon 4/21/08 Bowery Ballroom New York NY w/Cheap Time
Tue 4/22/08 Europa Brooklyn NY w/Cheap Time
Thu 4/24/08 Terrace Club @ Princeton Princeton NJ w/Cheap Time
Fri 4/25/08 Swarthmore College Swarthmore PA w/Cheap Time
Sat 4/26/08 Black Cat Washington DC w/Cheap Time
Sun 4/27/08 The Milestone Charlotte NC w/Cheap Time
Mon 4/28/08 Lenny’s Atlanta GA w/Cheap Time

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