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Dear You is the fourth and final studio album by American punk rock band Jawbreaker, released on September 12, 1995 by DGC Records, their first and only release on a major label. The band broke up after the release.

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Dear You
Studio album by Jawbreaker
Released	September 12, 1995
Recorded	February–March 1995
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Emo punk rock pop-punk grunge
Length	51:24
Label	DGC
Producer	Rob Cavallo, Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker chronology
24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1994) Dear You (1995) Live 4/30/96 (1999)

Singer/guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach underwent surgery on his vocal cords shortly before the recording of Dear You. Containing much less raspy vocals, the record had higher production values compared to the band's previous albums. Schwarzenbach later confirmed that the move to DGC was necessary for the band to stay around, as they had been on the verge of breaking up.[1]

Musical style

Musically, the album balanced "a more sophisticated punk sound with an intimate lyrical approach".[2] NPR labeled the album as "heartfelt, road-trip-proven pop-punk".[3] James Monger of AllMusic called the record a "powerhouse collection of punk, grunge, and emo that paved the way for groups like Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional."[4]

Reception

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[6]
Pitchfork	2.3/10[7]
Punknews.org	[1]

At the time of the album's release, much of the band's pre-existing fanbase did not receive the album well. As Jawbreaker had made many previous comments to the media declaring their disdain of the major-label music industry–claiming many times that they would not sign to a major label–many fans saw the band signing to DGC Records (for a reported advance of one million dollars) as a "betrayal".[8] The slicker production, courtesy of a producer known at the time for working with Green Day, and Schwarzenbach's changed vocal style, did not go over well with many fans who did give the album a chance. After Jawbreaker's breakup, many of these same fans came to reconsider the album in the context of the band's legacy, and changed their opinion to a more positive view.

Considering this change in perception, along with the album's influence on the next wave of emo and pop-punk music, it has appeared on various best-of emo album lists by Kerrang!,[9] LA Weekly,[10] NME,[11] and Rolling Stone,[12] as well as by journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley in their book Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture (2007).[13] Similarly, "Accident Prone" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture.[14] Stereogum named "Jet Black" in their list of "30 Emo Songs: Late 90s & Early 2000s Essentials".[15]

Track listing

References

Citations

Sources

External links

• Dear You at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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