This Tuesday morning, the music industry lost yet another creative mind. Jimmy Lee Lindsey, who most fans of garage-punk know as Jay Reatard, was found in his home in Memphis dead on Tuesday morning. It seems that 2010 is going to start the new year off with another death, and this time, a 29-year-old artist who seemed to be doing well. His newest album was only released in August of last year, and was entitled “Watch Me Fall.” The album had gained quite a deal of acclaim and it seemed that Reatard was doing well. In fact, his interviews were excited, hopeful and thoughtful.

Reatard’s new album was meant to help him cope with his coming change to becoming an adult at 30. He mentioned that the album was going to deal with issues with mortality, how it feels to become jaded and disenchanted with one’s youth, as well as simply having to grow older. He felt that his album was coming out of his childish phase in life and also becoming an adult.

So far, there has been no information on the precise cause of Reatard’s death, except that he passed away in his sleep. Both record companies to have worked with him, Goner and Matador records, have expressed their sadness and disappointment at this event. The funeral arrangements will be released at some point, and with any hope, information about the precise cause of his death will be determined soon.

It’s always tough with the music business loses artists, and they’ve lost more than their fair share just in the last year. What makes it more unfortunate, though, is when you realize it’s a young and upcoming star who was looking forward to the changes their life had coming. Jay Reatard’s death has definitely been a loss, even for those who never realized what he could have done.