79: Jawbreaker’s Unfun (1990)

Another rock band stuck with the term “pop punk” for sort of no reason, Jawbreaker created what might be one of the most perfect punk albums of the ’90s with this emotional and electric collections of songs about hurt, friendship, love and want. In fact, “Want” remains one of my favorite songs evar, and when I wrote Blake a letter in 10th grade to tell him so, he wrote me back (on pink kitty cat stationary) to tell me about having the flu and breaking up with a girlfriend. It was on my nightstand for years. Memories aside, Unfun is a mandatory album for anyone who grew up in the ’90s and still stands strong even 16 years later.

Jawbreaker “Want” (mp3)