''Lockjaw'' is the second

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by American

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band

Dance Hall Crashers Dance Hall Crashers (often abbreviated to DHC) was an American ska punk band formed in 1989 in Berkeley, California. Initially founded by former Operation Ivy members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, the band has had a fluid lineup over its care ...

. Produced by the band themselves, Stoker and

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, the album was released on August 29, 1995, in the United States by (510) Records, an imprint of

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Critical reception

Pemberton Roach of

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called ''Lockjaw'' a "wonderful reminder of the original spirit of ska-punk," elaborating that "Rather than celebrate the meathead/frat boy misogyny and overly simplistic anarchistic politics that have plagued a lot of "third-wave" ska and punk-pop, Dance Hall Crashers choose to throw a big ol' party." ''

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'' considered the album "a marvelous surge of mature and catchy power pop accented with punk juice and set — almost incidentally — to a breathless bluebeat."

Track listing

Personnel

Information adapted from liner notes. ;Dance Hall Crashers *Elyse Rogers –

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, management,

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*Karina Deniké – vocals, production *Jason Hammon –

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, gang vocals, production *Scott Goodell – guitar, gang vocals, production *Mikey Weiss –

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, gang vocals, production *Gavin Hammon –

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, gang vocals, production ;Additional musicians *

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– gang vocals ;Production *Stoker – production *

– production on "Enough" *Jeff Saltzman – A&R *Frank Rinella –

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*Neill King – recording engineer on "Enough" *

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*Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer on "Enough" ;Artwork *"SCANO" – art direction, illustration *Dave Merkley – DHC logo

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