Matchbook Romance was an American

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band from

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and was formed in 1997. They were signed to

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. They released two full-length albums and one EP. Their EP, ''West for Wishing'', released in 2003 was their first recorded album during their time on Epitaph; their full-length debut album, ''

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'', was recorded in the same year.

History

The group debuted with ''West for Wishing'', an EP released in early 2003, and later they released their first LP, ''

'', 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 2006 on their second album, ''

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'', the band decided to change their sound and get away from what they had originally been producing. Their song "Monsters" appeared in ''

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'', '' Arena Football: Road to Glory'', and '' Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock''. On March 12, 2007, after a 10-year career, they announced via a MySpace bulletin that they were going on an indefinite hiatus. In May 2009, the band played three reunion shows on the East Coast. Matchbook Romance has not yet stated if they are still going to work together or are splitting for good. Stern went on to join God or Julie. Guitarist Ryan "Judas" DePaolo started his own band called HILLvalley and debuted their first album called "Salutations" in the summer of 2009, and followed with "Upside Down" in the summer of 2011. After touring with You, Me, and Everyone We Know from 2008–2010, drummer Aaron Stern joined the

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, formerly of

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. A debut album was released on February 22, 2011. The band split up in 2012. Andrew Jordan is now promoting his new project called "DriftDivision". A six-song self-titled EP was released on October 26, 2010. In a video posted he stated that he worked on some songs with bass player Ryan Kienle. In 2011 he released a new video for the song "Hush". It was announced that Matchbook Romance would be playing select dates on the 2015 Vans Warped Tour.

Band members

* Andrew Jordan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboard * Ryan "Judas" DePaolo – lead guitar, vocals, programming, synthesizer * Ryan Kienle – bass guitar, backing vocals * Aaron Stern – drums, percussion * Chris Vicious – Touring guitar

Discography

;Studio albums *''

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, 2003) *''

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, 2006) U.S. No. 43

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;EPs *''West for Wishing'' (

, 2003) ;Compilations featured on *''Nada Recording Studio 2002 Sampler'' ( Broken English Records), 2002 Featuring an early version of "If All Else Fails" from Stories and Alibis *''Take Action! Tour Sampler Album'' (

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, 2005) *''Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack Split EP'' (

, 2004) *''

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'' (

, 2003) *'' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9'' (

, 2004) *'' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10'' (

, 2005) *''

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, 2003) *'' 2004 Warped Tour Compilation'' (

, 2004) *'' 2006 Warped Tour Compilation'' (

, 2006) *'' Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake, Vol. 2'' (

, 2003) *'' A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas'' (

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References

External links

AbsolutePunk. net Review of ''Voices''Punknews.org Profile of Matchbook Romance (Reviews, Interviews)Voices Album Review at
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