Recorded in December 1985, the self-titled EP by Phantom Tollbooth contained one of, if not the, first song to be characterised as screamo, following the Revolution Summer in DC a year earlier, and predating the early '90s scene.
One would be mistaken, however, to dismiss their hectic, emotionally raw post-punk and jazz-inflected art rock sensibilities as a mere footnote.
Way ahead of the curve.
01. Jack Of All Phobias