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Matchbook Romance was a band from Poughkeepsie, New York, that was signed to Epitaph Records. They released two full length albums and one EP.
History
Lead singer/rhythm guitarist Andrew Jordan and bassist Ryan Kienle previously played in Poughkeepsie punk-rock band Fizzlewink. 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 Punknews.org. Due to legal reasons (there is a Canadian band with the name The Getaway), they changed their name to Matchbook Romance. 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.
Epitaph released the group's debut EP, ''West for Wishing'', in early 2003, and their first LP, ''Stories and Alibis'', in September 2003. 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. In fall 2003, Matchbook Romance headlined a US tour and appeared on the cover of Alternative Press magazine.
In 2006 on their second album, ''Voices'', the band decided to change their sound and get away from what they had originally been producing. Their song "Monsters (Matchbook Romance song)|Monsters" appeared in ''Madden NFL 07'', ''Arena... read all
