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Angry Angles

Memphis, United States • 2004 – 2007

Angry Angles is a music group from Memphis, United States, active 2004–2007. Their discography on Gatefold includes 3 records.

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3

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2004

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Biography

Jay Reatard (LOST SOUNDS, REATARDS, FINAL SOLUTIONS, NERVOUS PATTERNS) is back on track. This time together with his partner in crime and Shattered Records companion Alix of THE LIDS fame. Playing a combination of lo-fi pop and art punk that's bound to remind one of the Urinals or Wire.

The Arc of Angry Angles

The pivots — what forced Angry Angles to reinvent.

  1. The In The Red Singles

    Between 2005 and 2006, the band functioned as a rapid-fire singles machine for labels like In The Red and Shattered, capturing Jay at his most prolific and volatile. The recording setup was minimal, often just Jay and Alix capturing ideas in the moment before the songs could lose their initial aggressive spark. You hear the shift from the chaotic noise of his earlier bands into a more disciplined, mid-tempo garage punk style that prioritized the chorus. This era ended abruptly when the relationship and the band dissolved, leaving a handful of essential 7-inches as the only evidence of their peak.

Influences

  • The Adverts — Jay explicitly cited TV Smith’s songwriting as a primary blueprint for the Angry Angles sound. You hear it in the way 'Things Are Moving' uses a classic 1977 punk gallop to deliver a cynical, high-stakes melody. It’s that specific British first-wave balance of dread and pop sensibility.
  • The Spits — The band toured and shared split releases with the Spits, and Jay often praised their 'dumb-smart' approach to minimal punk. The Angry Angles track 'Apparent Liberty' rips with that same buzzy, distorted synth-punk energy. It’s the sound of a cheap keyboard being forced to act like a lead guitar.
  • Wipers — Greg Sage’s isolationist production and melancholic guitar lines are baked into the DNA of everything Jay touched in the mid-2000s. The moody, minor-key tension in the Angry Angles’ slower tracks reflects the bleak atmosphere of Is This Real?. It’s the blueprint for sounding desperate while playing fast.
  • The Ramones — Jay famously obsessively covered 'Can't Seem to Make You Mine' and kept the Ramones' down-stroke guitar economy as his North Star. Angry Angles took the Forest Hills formula and stripped away the 1950s nostalgia, replacing it with Memphis heat. Every track is a lesson in not wasting a single second of the listener's time.
  • The Saints — The frantic, brassy energy of (I'm) Stranded was a documented touchstone for Jay’s transition into more melodic territory. You can hear Ed Kuepper’s influence in the serrated guitar tone that somehow feels massive despite the low-budget recording. It’s that specific Australian brand of 'fuck you' rock and roll.

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