24 Hour Revenge Therapy is the third studio album by American punk rock band Jawbreaker, released on February 7, 1994, through Tupelo Recording Company and Communion Label. Before the release of their second studio album Bivouac (1992), frontman Blake Schwarzenbach developed a polyp on his vocal chords. While on tour in Europe, he went to a hospital; upon returning to the United States, the band took up day jobs. Recording sessions for their next album were held at Steve Albini's house in Chicago, Illinois across three days in May 1993. While on tour, they listened to tapes they made of the sessions; Schwarzenbach was unhappy with the recordings. Three songs were subsequently recorded in a single day at Brilliant in San Francisco, California in August 1993 with Billy Anderson.
24 Hour Revenge Therapy
Steve Albini served as the engineer during the making of the album.
Jawbreaker is an American punk rock band that was active from 1986 to 1996, and again since 2017. The band is considered to be extremely influential to the 1990s emo and punk genre with their "poetic take on hardcore." Their influence on the punk scene has led some critics to label Jawbreaker as the best punk rock band of the 1990s.
Jawbreaker performing at Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, April 2022. Left to right: Bauermeister, Schwarzenbach, and Pfahler.
Promotional photo of the band in San Francisco's Mission District neighborhood, 1992
Ben Weasel was among the figures in the punk rock community openly critical of Jawbreaker's signing to DGC.
Producer Rob Cavallo gave Dear You very polished production value in comparison to Jawbreaker's previous albums.