“Shield Your Eyes” was the first Jawbreaker song to be released, on the 7″ vinyl compilation album The World’s in Shreds Volume Two on independent record label Shredder Records. This was followed by a single for the song “Busy” and the Whack & Blite 7″ E.P. in 1989. In total Jawbreaker wrote almost 20 songs in 1988 and 1989, many of which appeared on compilations and split singles over the next two years. The band played their first show March 16, 1989 at Club 88 in Los Angeles and recorded their debut album, Unfun , in two days in Venice in January 1990. Released through Shredder, its pop-punk sound was distinguished by Schwarzenbach’s lyrical and vocal intensity.
First show and recording of debut album
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