• Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Aug 18, 2009
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Negative: 2 out of 16

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  1. AngryJ.
    Sep 7, 2009
    9
    It's pretty awesome.
  2. crumplecrap
    Aug 19, 2009
    9
    After the high expectations created by Blood Visions, this does not disappoint!
  3. LukasK.
    Sep 5, 2009
    9
    An infectious ride. And in no way unlistenable.
  4. YSK
    Aug 20, 2009
    0
    This is unlistenable.
  5. ap1976prZ
    Oct 3, 2009
    8
    Great album!
  6. Sep 11, 2015
    10
    This is a great album. It feels a bit of a transition album, and it's unfortunate that we never got to see what Jay was transitioning to. It'd be hard to find an album with a similar sound that is better than this one.
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Watch Me Fall isn’t evolution, but it is certainly maturation, the first physical testament of aging as a slog toward something better.
  2. For better or worse, his mucho-affected glam vocals are as cartoonish as ever and significantly higher in the mix. But, for punks, edgy power-pop seems as though it’s one of the few long-term routes that isn’t a dead-end.
  3. The whole thing whizzes by in just over half an hour, making it perfect for repeat listens. Reatard may not be for everyone's taste, and some tracks do find him coasting along, but it's an album bursting with confidence and energy.