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The Matches is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Oingo Boingo, Rancid, Green Day, Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how The Matches arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reggie and the Full Effect and Just Surrender, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around The Matches, reaching back through Oingo Boingo. 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 Matches grew out of Oingo Boingo, Rancid, Green Day and Elvis Costello, shares an orbit with Reggie and the Full Effect and Just Surrender. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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