As my legacy of uninspired journalism continues I would just like to say that Jawbreaker is a wonderful band. I've been a huge fan of 24 Hour Revenge Therapy for years, but it took me a while to genuinely give Bivouac and Dear You a good listen. Bivouac's opener "Shield Your Eyes" has quickly become a favorite of mine, and I'm amazed by the fact that it predates most of the band's earliest material, including pretty much everything on Unfun. Neither Bivouac nor Dear You is as instantly likable as 24 Hour Revenge Therapy, the former for it's slower and more brooding songwriting, and the latter for it's over-polished veneer, but both are still outstanding. Whenever I'm making mixtapes to accompany me in the car, it's always hard to choose a Jawbreaker song because very few are even close to being the happy songs I like to have as my daily soundtrack. I guess that's just me, but dang, what a tight band.
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