Jawbox, “Savory”

As we near the end of the decade, the indie world is riding a pretty hard wave of nostalgia—I think I’ve heard as many good reissues or bands who were big before “indie” was a thing people said as I have good new bands. For example, Jawbox just re-put out For Your Own Special Sweetheart, including “Savory,” which is 15 years old. Crazy! Pitchfork did their own long-winded dissertation singing its praises and elaborating on its place in the alt-rock pantheon that I won’t attempt to replicate here, the gist being that it’s pretty awesome, and we’re all excited to see them play one song (this one!) on the Dec. 8 Jimmy Fallon show. Jimmy Fallon: the unexpected hero of iconic 90s alt/underground rock bands. Who knew?