


Matchbook Romance/ Motion City Soundtrack Split EP ( Epitaph Records, 2004).Take Action! Tour Sampler Album ( Sub City Records, 2005).Stories and Alibis ( Epitaph Records, 2003).

West for Wishing EP ( Epitaph Records, 2003).Shows in May 2009 were confirmed on their MySpace page on March 13th 2009.

On March 12, 2009, more rumors surfaced that the band would be reuniting when the official Matchbook Romance MySpace turned into a counter. In early 2008 Lead singer Andrew Jordan put up a blog on his personal myspace that he was writting a new album not confirmed if he was making a solo album or is Matchbook Romance 3rd studio album. On February 9, 2009, rumors surfaced on that the band would be reuniting. Lead guitarist Ryan DePaolo started a new band, HILLvalley, in December 2007. Drummer Aaron Stern is now in the band God or Julie and filled in for Mark O'Connell of Taking Back Sunday for the Projekt Revolution tour during summer 2007 later joining the band You Me and Everyone We Know. Lead singer/rhythm guitarist Andrew Jordan, bassist Ryan Kienle are now working on a new project with new music that was to be released in late 2007. On March 12, 2007, after a 10 year career, they announced via a MySpace bulletin that they were going on an indefinite hiatus. Their song " Monsters" appeared in Madden NFL 07, Arena Football: Road to Glory, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. In 2006 on their second album, Voices, the band decided to change their sound and get away from what they had originally been producing. In fall 2003, Matchbook Romance headlined a US tour and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press magazine. In summer 2003, the band appeared on several dates of the 2003 edition of the Vans Warped Tour. They also appeared on a 4 song split with Motion City Soundtrack in which an acoustic version of "Playing for Keeps" and "In Transit for You" appeared. The name Matchbook Romance comes from the thirties and forties, where at bars, patrons would write their address on matchbooks and hand it to his/her suitor.Įpitaph released the group's debut EP, West for Wishing, in early 2003, and their first LP, Stories and Alibis, in September 2003. Due to legal reasons (there is a Canadian band with the name The Getaway), they changed their name to Matchbook Romance. Later, as The Getaway, they were signed to Epitaph Records after the label's owner, Brett Gurewitz, heard the song "Ex Marks The Spot" via. Ends at 3:40, untitled hidden track starts at 7:40.Lead singer/rhythm guitarist Andrew Jordan and bassist Ryan Kienle previously played in Poughkeepsie punk-rock band Fizzlewink."You Can Run, But We'll Find You." – 4:08.The track "Monsters" was featured as the lead single from Voices, going on to be featured in video games such as Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Madden NFL 07 and Arena Football: Road to Glory. Hence "there are voices in the walls." Some of the lyrics to the hidden track can also be found in typos in the lyrics of the other songs. Stream songs including 'You Can Run, but Well Find You', 'Surrender' and more. This panel can be aligned with parts of the album's artwork to reveal secret messages. Listen to Voices by Matchbook Romance on Apple Music. Inside the album's packaging is a small plastic panel, with alternating black and transparent strips. The cover of the album was designed by Shawn Harris from pop punk band The Matches. The band chose to tune the all their guitars down half a step to help with the change. Vocalist Andrew Jordan adopts a much different vocal style for this record than their previous, bringing the band closer to the second-wave emo sound. accompanied by the single "Monsters", and radio only single "Surrender". The album was released through Epitaph Records on February 14 in the US. The album's sound leaves behind much of the stripped down sound of their debut, Stories and Alibis, opting for a darker, more foreboding tone. Voices is the second and final studio album by American rock band Matchbook Romance.
