Jawbreaker
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Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker formed in New York City in the early 1990s with Blake Schwarzenbach on vocals and guitar, Chris Bauermeister on bass, and Adam Pfahler on drums....

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Jawbreaker's raw, literate punk still echoes.

A New York trio whose 90s records, like '24 Hour Revenge Therapy,' defined a certain strain of smart, bruised guitar rock.

For the full picture, put on 'Accident Prone' and then something like 'Chemistry' from the later list. It's all there, the wounded clarity, the melodic grit.

They wrote songs that felt like late-night conversations in a cramped apartment, full of sharp detail and frayed nerves. Tracks like 'Accident Prone' and 'Tour Song' from '24 Hour Revenge Therapy' gave a voice to a specific kind of restless, overthinking youth. That directness is why their records never really went away, even after the band did.

They started in New York in the early 90s, putting out 'Unfun' and 'Bivouac.' The sound got tighter and the following grew with '24 Hour Revenge Therapy' in 1994. A major-label album, 'Dear You,' arrived in 1995, but the band was done by 1996.

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Jawbreaker formed in New York City in the early 1990s with Blake Schwarzenbach on vocals and guitar, Chris Bauermeister on bass, and Adam Pfahler on drums. Their first album, 'Unfun,' came out in 1990, followed by 'Bivouac' in 1992. The band's sound had a raw energy that drew from post-hardcore and indie rock.

Their 1994 album '24 Hour Revenge Therapy' included songs like 'Accident Prone' and 'Tour Song.' The record found an audience beyond the usual punk circles. They signed to DGC Records and released 'Dear You' in 1995, but creative tensions and other pressures built up.

Jawbreaker broke up in 1996. Songs like 'Ache' and 'Ashtray Monument' kept circulating on mixtapes and in record stores. Their music, especially from those mid-90s records, continued to be talked about and played long after they stopped.

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