Members of Jawbreaker, Texas is the Reason, and Handsome hash out one of the most riveting debut records ever heard, braiding punk rock bravado with a pop consciousness, post-modern style, and the poetic literary flair that hurled Blake Schwarzenbach into the songwriting elite. Worth it alone to wallow in the album's climactic refrain of "You keep fucking up my life!" If it doesn't send a shiver to your spine, call the medics.