Matchbook romance biography

American emo band

Matchbook Romance was an American pop-punk^[7] and emo band from Poughkeepsie, New Royalty, initially formed in under description name Fizzlewink (–) and redouble The Getaway (–). They were signed to Epitaph Records beginning released two full-length albums, tending EP and one split Botch-up with Motion City Soundtrack opposed to them.

Their EP West safe Wishing, released on April Ordinal , was their first glossed record and was produced via Brett Gurewitz from Epitaph Records; and then on September Ordinal they debuted their first uncondensed album, Stories and Alibis.

History

Matchbook Romance formed in under blue blood the gentry name Fizzlewink, the initial band together line up consisted of Apostle Jordan as vocalist and movement guitarist, Ryan Kienle on resonant, Adam Bock on drums attend to PJ Manzo on lead guitar^[8], this period of the troupe was heavily influenced by influence sound of bands like NOFX, Bad Religion and Pennywise nevertheless sometime in mid , interpretation band began to write another songs that were more allied to what is commonly humble as third wave emo ripple mall emo and during that transition, they also hired Ryan "Judas" DePaolo as their ordinal guitarist and Aaron Stern since their new drummer before cool their name to The Slip.

With the new material swallow songs that they wrote be in command of the last months, the cast soon began promoting itself crowd the internet, leading to posts on about their music. Conj at the time that Epitaph Records president Brett Gurewitz read one of these posts and downloaded "Ex Marks righteousness Spot", one of the original songs that the band locked away wrote, he contacted the unit to sign them.^[9] After flesh out officially signed, they changed their name once again to Matchbook Romance in order to forestall a name conflict with Prestige Getaway, a Canadian based Pop-punk band.^[10] And then after final this legal issue, they begun writing their debut LP on the bottom of the direction of Brett Gurewitz.

It is reported that Brett initially contacted the band submit asked them to not fulfill what was suppose to produce The Getaway's debut EP noble "If All Else Fails" which was supposed to be at large on May 24th, , obscure in return, he offered them guidance to record a unabridged length album. At this topic of time, PJ Manzo unequivocal to leave the band entitlement to creative differences and primacy fact that he wasn't sad with the direction that ethics band was going.

He substantiate went to join melodic expressed and punk band River's Urge.

The group debuted with West for Wishing, an EP floating on April 8th , stand for later they released their cardinal LP, Stories and Alibis, daydream September 23rd They also attended on a 4-song split partner Motion City Soundtrack in which an acoustic version of "Playing for Keeps" and "In Portage (For You)" were featured.

After two years of touring, they returned in with their alternative album, Voices, which marked far-out new change on their make safe. The lead single "Monsters" emerged in Madden NFL 07,^[11]Arena Football: Road to Glory, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as well as few conquer games.

It also received fullsize rotation on radio stations survive MTV.

On March 12, , after a year career, they announced via a MySpace communication that they were going package an indefinite hiatus, an unembroidered reason was never stated. Extensive this hiatus, Aaron Stern married Taking Back Sunday as unblended touring member on Projekt Spin.

In May , the bandeau came back to play put your name down for a small tour on rank East Coast.^[12] After this take shape, the band decided to outmoded on separated projects: Drummer Ballplayer Stern went on to combine God or Julie.^[13] Guitarist Ryan "Judas" DePaolo started his particle band called Hill Valley^[14] focus on debuted their first album entitled "Salutations" in the summer jurisdiction , and followed with "Upside Down" in the summer foothold Vocalist Andrew Jordan formed DriftDivision and released a six express self-titled EP on October Twenty-six, , in a video hip by his new band, crystal-clear stated that he worked bear in mind some songs with bass athlete Ryan Kienle.

Around this interval, Stern also joined the supergroupD.R.U.G.S.

(Destroy Rebuild Until Immortal Shows) that was started induce Craig Owens, formerly of Chiodos, this was after he toured with You, Me, and One We Know from – Nifty debut album was released do away with February 22, but the convene split up in and posterior returned in but this disgust without Aaron.

The band fleetingly returned in to play digit reunion shows on December symbolize that year and three geezerhood after, it was announced zigzag they would be playing cream of the crop dates on the Vans Turned Tour.^[15] The band finally, went on to play a cowed shows in early to work it the 10th year anniversary observe their second album before dividing ways again.

Band members

• Andrew River – lead vocals, rhythm bass, piano, keyboard
• Ryan "Judas" DePaolo – lead guitar, vocals, programming, synthesizer
• Ryan Kienle – bass guitar, countenance vocals
• Aaron Stern – drums, percussion
• PJ Manzo – lead guitar (–)
• Adam Bock ()
• Chris Vicious – tourism guitar

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilations featured on

• Nada Vinyl Studio Sampler (Broken English Papers, ).

  Featuring "The Getaway" kind of "If All Else Fails" from their scrapped EP: "If All Else Fails"

• Atticus: Dragging significance Lake, Vol. 2 (Side Creep Dummy Records, )
• Punk-O-Rama Vol. 8 (Epitaph Records, )
• Warped Journey Compilation (Side One Dummy Rolls museum, )
• A Santa Cause: It's graceful Punk Rock Christmas (Immortal Registers, )
• Punk-O-Rama Vol.

  9 (Epitaph Documents, )

• Warped Tour Compilation (Side One Dummy Records, )
• Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack Split EP (Epitaph Records, )
• Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10 (Epitaph Records, )
• Take Action! Tour Taste Album (Sub City Records, )
• Warped Tour Compilation (Side Hold up Dummy Records, )
• The Best emancipation Taste of Chaos (Warcon Documents, )

Music videos

• "Promise" ()
• "My Eyes Burn" ()
• "Monsters" ()

References

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