Jawbreaker - Dear You [Expanded]

Released in 1995, Dear You found 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. Read More