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"I've always been schizophrenic musically," Jay Reatard told Nitsuh Abebe in a recent Pitchfork.tv interview. The Memphis rocker's next album may or may not be informed by all the kiwi-pop listening he's been doing lately, but "See/Saw"-- the first A-side from the monthly series of 7" singles collected on his brand-new Matador Singles '08 compilation-- captures Reatard speeding through the Buzzcocks- and the Damned-style punk rock that helped make his name. Flying V guitars are in full effect as Reatard and the rest of his hirsute three-piece make short work of the song in this performance for the Spinner blog show "The Interface", culminating in a boldfaced, Weezer-esque guitar solo played while kneeling on the ground. When it's all done, Reatard declares, "That was a song called 'See/Saw'." Don't blink.

Video:> Jay Reatard: "See/Saw" (Live on "The Interface")
[from the "See/Saw" 7"; out now; also from Matador Singles '08; due 10/07/08 on Matador]

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