Jawbox (album)

Jawbox
Studio album by Jawbox
Released	July 2, 1996 December 12, 2006 (iTunes)
Recorded	December 1995–March 1996
Studio	Water Studios (Hoboken, New Jersey)
Genre	Alternative rock, punk rock, 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) Jawbox (1996)
Singles from Jawbox
"Absenter"/"Chinese Fork Tie" Released: 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)

Jawbox is the fourth 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. Music videos were produced for the tracks "Mirrorful" and "Cornflake Girl", with the latter being a hidden track which was omitted from the album's 2015 LP pressing.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jawbox, except for "Cornflake Girl," written by Tori Amos

No.	Title	Length
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.	"Nickle Nickle Millionaire"	2:35
13.	"Capillary Life"	3:22
14.	"Absenter" ("Absenter" ends at 3:10; the hidden track "Cornflake Girl" begins at 5:02)	9:22

Personnel

All personnel as per allmusic and discogs.

Jawbox

• J. Robbins - vocals, guitar, Hammond organ
• Bill Barbot - guitar, Hammond organ, saxophone, vocals
• Kim Coletta - bass, vocals
• Zach Barocas - drums

Production

• John Agnello - producer, engineer, mixing
• Wayne Dorrell, Juan Garcia, Jeff Gatens - assistant engineers
• Jason Farrell - cover art