In the legendarium of hardcore and post-hardcore, there are a whole slew of bands that are arguably unsung. The big hitters are pretty obvious, right? Your Black Flags, Bad Brains, Husker Dus, Fugazis etc have lots of column inches devoted to their huge influence. This week we’ll argue that Jawbox’s third album, For Your Own Special Sweetheart, is just as, if not more influential, than some of those artists.

Vicki joins us this week as we chat not only about the band’s small back catalogue, but also about the major the label feeding frenzy that led to this weird indie band from Washington, with deep ties to the legendary DC hardcore scene, getting signed to Atlantic Records.

In the dying days of grunge, when everyone was scrambling to find the next Nirvana, some exec at Atlantic thought that Jawbox were one of those bands. Unlike ma ...