Jawbox (album)

Jawbox
Studio album by Jawbox
Released	July 2, 1996; December 12, 2006 (iTunes)
Recorded	December 1995-March 1996 at Water Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre	Alternative rock, post-punk, post-hardcore
Length	47:46
Label	Atlantic/TAG (1996); Desoto (LP/iTunes re-release)
Producer	John Agnello and Jawbox
Jawbox chronology
For Your Own Special Sweetheart (1994)For Your Own Special Sweetheart1994 Jawbox (1996)
Back cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)[2]

Jawbox was the fourth and final album by Jawbox. The album was released by TAG, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. In the months following the album's release, the band was dropped from TAG and thus from Atlantic.

The album is much more commercial than its predecessor, For Your Own Special Sweetheart. The songs "Empire of One", "Mule/Stall", "Nickel Nickel Millionaire", and "Capillary Life" transition into each other.

Track listing

1. Mirrorful - 3:02
2. Livid - 3:55
3. Iodine - 3:35
4. His Only Trade - 1:58
5. Chinese Fork Tie - 2:29
6. Won't Come Off - 2:46
7. Excandescent - 4:25
8. Spoiler - 2:28
9. Desert Sea - 3:05
10. Empire of One - 2:48
11. Mule/Stall - 1:56
12. Nickel Nickel Millionaire - 2:35
13. Capillary Life - 3:22
14. Absenter/Cornflake Girl (hidden track) - 9:22

• The hidden track starts at 5:02 into the recording. "Absenter" stops at 3:10 into the recording. The 2015 vinyl reissue fails to include the Cornflake Girl hidden track.

Videos were filmed for the songs Mirrorful and Cornflake Girl.

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