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The Matches

The Matches is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Green Day, Bob Dylan, Bad Religion, Rancid and Oingo Boingo. Those roots explain a lot about how The Matches arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alkaline Trio, Allister, Hit the Lights, The Menzingers and Reggie and the Full Effect, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around The Matches, reaching back through Green Day. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Matches are an American rock band from Oakland, California, initially active from 1997 to 2009. Formed as the Locals, the group changed their name after five years to avoid conflict with a Chicago band of the same name. As the Matches, they self-released their debut album, E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals, in 2003, then signed to Epitaph Records, which re-released it the following year. Decomposer followed in 2006, seeing the band move from their pop punk roots in a more idiosyncratic direction with contributions from nine different record producers; it reached no. 18 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. With their third album, A Band in Hope (2008), their sound became even more heavily layered and experimental; it was their only release to chart on the Billboard 200, reaching no. 179.

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The MatchesGreen DayBob DylanBad ReligionRancidOingo BoingoElvis CostelloJoe JacksonAlkaline TrioAllisterHit the LightsThe MenzingersReggie and the Full …Just SurrenderLudo+44

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The Matches connections

The Matches grew out of Green Day, Bob Dylan, Bad Religion and Rancid, shares an orbit with Alkaline Trio, Allister, Hit the Lights and The Menzingers. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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