Move to San Francisco and record Bivouac

Pfahler quickly regretted the breakup, while Schwarzenbach and Bauermeister eventually reconciled in New York. The trio decided to continue with Jawbreaker and relocate to San Francisco , where they had already earned the recognition of local acts Econochrist and Samiam . In 1991 they moved into an apartment complex in the Mission District ; Pfahler and Schwarzenbach shared an apartment across the hall from Bauermeister, J Church ‘s Lance Hahn and roadie Raul Reyes. They recorded their second album, Bivouac , with recording engineer Billy Anderson, and it was released in 1992 through the local labels Tupelo Recording Company and The Communion Label. Pfahler has described the album as “varied and ambitious”, noting that it “took ages to finish” and “I think we were trying to prove something with that record. We were definitely stretching out.”