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Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Jawbreaker Original Soundtrack

The soundtrack to this black comedy delivers a sugar rush of hard, sweet, alt-rock.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Nope, it’s not a tribute to the legendary punk band. Instead, this soundtrack to the black comedy delivers a sugar rush of hard, sweet, alt-rock — so much so you can get cavities just from listening.

The 13 flavours include Imperial Teen’s darkly rich Yoo Hoo, Ednaswap’s bittersweet arena-rock take on The Police chestnut Next To You, The Friggs’ fizzy fuzz-popper Bad Word For A Good Thing, and, to top it off, the heavy, Girlschool crunch of Shampoo’s Don’t Call Me Babe. Bon appetit. But don’t forget to floss after each playing.