I know it's his wasn't so much of an "under the radar" death, but I was pretty bummed out when I'd heard Jay Reatard had died on January 13th of this year. His earlier material with The Reatard didn't do much for me but I really fell in love with The Lost Sounds' Memphis is Dead and his solo albums, Blood Vision and Watch Me Fall. He managed to release quite a bit of music with numerous projects while he was alive. He had passed away in his sleep and reportedly died of "cocaine toxicity, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in his death."