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Matchbook Romance is a Emo act. Their sound grew out of Bad Religion, Pennywise and NOFX. Those roots explain a lot about how Matchbook Romance arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Just Surrender, A Change of Pace, The Early November, Bayside and Sugarcult, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chiodos, The Academy Is..., Motion City Soundtrack and Falling in Reverse, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Matchbook Romance, reaching back through Bad Religion and forward to Chiodos. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Matchbook Romance is an American alternative rock band from Poughkeepsie, New York, initially formed in 1997 under the name Fizzlewink (1997–2001) and then The Getaway (2001–2002). They were signed to Epitaph Records and released two full-length albums, one EP and one split EP with Motion City Soundtrack under their label. Their EP West For Wishing, released in April 2003, was their first professional record and was produced by Brett Gurewitz. In September 2003, they debuted their first full-length album, Stories and Alibis.
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Matchbook Romance connections
Matchbook Romance grew out of Bad Religion, Pennywise and NOFX, shares an orbit with Just Surrender, A Change of Pace, The Early November and Bayside, went on to shape Chiodos, The Academy Is..., Motion City Soundtrack and Falling in Reverse. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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