Dear You [LP]

by Jawbreaker

Overview

1995's Dear You finds Jawbreaker cleaning up and streamlining their punk-pop sound and coming up with a sleek, slick punk-grunge classic that relies as much on clever songwriting and restrained emotions as it does on the group's trademarked high-energy attack. From the opening chords of the anthemic "Save Your Generation," Blake Schwarzenbach's vocals are the star. He was coming off of throat surgery that robbed him of a lot of his vocal power but gave him a smoky intimate sound that gives the feeling that he is whispering right in your ear. On songs like "I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both" or "Jet Black," he sounds wounded in a way that screaming could never convey. The album is a powerful mix of jumpy punk-pop like "Bad Scene," "Everybody's Fault," "Fireman," and the aching "Chemistry" and mid-tempo tracks like the amazing "Jet Black," "Million," and "Basilica that escapes being tied to the time of grunge-by-the-numbers by being melodic and heartfelt without going over the top, by being just punk enough to be real and just epic enough to rise above the often boringly earnest approach of too many punk bands. Along with Weezer's Blue Album, Dear You is one of the cornerstones upon which emo and late-'90s punk-pop were built. Certainly Jimmy Eat World wore out their copy, as Bleed American sounds like a less produced younger brother, and Dashboard Confessional's whole oeuvre sounds like a lesser version of Dear You's acoustic "Unlisted Track." Depending on how you feel about emo, there is either a lot to blame Jawbreaker for or be thankful for here. Either way, Dear You is one of the best rock records of the '90s and a fitting last testament to a great band. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	01/08/2016
Label:	Geffen
UPC:	0602547599773

Tracks

1. Save Your Generation
2. I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both
3. Fireman
4. Accident Prone
5. Chemistry
6. Oyster
7. Million
8. Lurker II: Dark Son of Night
9. Jet Black
10. Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault
11. Sluttering (May 4th)
12. Basilica
13. Unlisted Track

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jawbreaker   Primary Artist
Adam Pfahler   Drums
Chris Bauermeister   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Blake Schwarzenbach   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Tim Butler   Composer
Blake Schwarzenbach   Composer
Jawbreaker   Composer,Producer
Adam Pfahler   Composer
Chris Bauermeister   Composer
J. Robbins   Mixing Engineer
Duncan Kilburn   Composer
Vince Ely   Composer
John Ashton   Composer
Rob Cavallo   Producer
Roger Morris   Composer
Neill King   Engineer
Jerry Finn   Mixing Engineer
Richard Butler   Composer
The Psychedelic Furs   Composer
Dan Wilson   Composer