Twentieth anniversary pressing of Jawbreaker’s debut full length.Originally released in 1990 on the independent Shedder imprint, Unfunhelped bridge the gap between punk and theemerging emo sound. Lead vocalist/guitarist Blake Schwarzenbachformed Jawbreaker alongside bassist Chris Bauermeister, and drummer Adam Pfahler at NYU in the 80’s, but it wasn’t until they relocated toLos Angelesthat the trio began to form a sound. That sound, largely indebted to Schwarzenbach’sprofoundly personal lyrics and unique vocaldelivery, would becomeJawbreaker’s signature, and would influence many later generations on emo bands to come. Twelve tracks in all including “Fine Day,” “Want,” and “Busy,” and more, remastered from the original tapes for the album’s 20th anniversary. Includes digital download for the full album plus bonus tracks.

• 20th anniversary edition
• remastered sound by John Golden from original master tapes
• printed lyric sheet insert
• includes code for digital download of full album plus bonus tracks
• original release year: 1990
• music label: Blackball Records 2009

reviewed by XXL Bao 06/2018