Jawbreaker - Accident Prone

Jawbreaker is an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996, and again since 2017. The band is considered to be influential to the 1990s emo genre, and has also been credited (along with California punk bands Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid and NOFX) for being part of the punk rock revival scene that decade.

I am sharing Accident Prone which is the fourth track from Jawbreaker's fourth full-length studio album Dear You. It was released on September 12, 1995. It is their only album on the major label DGC Records, and was Jawbreaker's final album before their 21-year breakup from 1996 to 2017.

Singer/guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach underwent surgery on his vocal cords shortly before the recording of Dear You. Containing much less raspy vocals, the record had higher production values compared to the band's previous albums.

Considering this change in perception, along with the album's influence on the next wave of emo and pop-punk music, it has appeared on various best-of emo album lists by NME. Similarly, "Accident Prone" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture.

The song has a very 90's feel rock feel for me, similar to that of bands like Sunny Day Real Eastate and the like. It is such a great song, with some brilliant lyrics.