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The Matches are an American rock band from Oakland, California, 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 who 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 (ehemals The Locals) sind eine 1997 in Oakland, Kalifornien gegründete Pop-Punk/Alternative-Rock-Band. (de)
  • The Matches est un groupe de pop punk américain, originaire d'Oakland, en Californie.Le groupe est composé de Shawn Harris (chant et guitare rythmique), Jonathan Devoto (guitare et chœurs), Matt Whalen (batterie) et Dylan Rowe (basse et chœurs) qui a remplacé Justin SanSouci en 2008. (fr)
  • The Matches are an American rock band from Oakland, California, 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 who 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. The band went on hiatus in 2009, releasing a digital album of unreleased songs and demos. Between 2014 and 2018 they reunited several times for shows and tours celebrating the ten year anniversaries of each of their studio albums, resulting in three live albums and a new single. A documentary film about the band, titled Bleeding Audio, premiered at film festivals in 2020. (en)
  • I The Matches sono un gruppo pop punk statunitense formato nel 1997 ad Oakland da cantante/chitarrista Shawn Harris, dal batterista Matt Whalen e dal bassista Justin Sans Souci. Hanno pubblicato tre album di studio sotto la Epitaph Records e due raccolte, prima di annunciare una pausa indefinita il 9 luglio 2009 sul proprio sito ufficiale, dovuta al desiderio di formare nuovi progetti musicali. (it)
  • The Matches is een Amerikaanse rockband uit Oakland, Californië. Ze begonnen in 1997 als "The Locals". (nl)
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  • The Locals (en)
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  • Frontman Shawn Harris performing with the Matches on the 2008 Alternative Press Tour (en)
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  • The Matches (en)
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  • * Shawn Harris * Matt Esposito * Justin San Souci * Matt Whalen * Jon Devoto * Dylan Rowe (en)
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  • There was this thread going through the Matches like, "Hey, guys, let's do what popular people do." And somehow, the Matches were so much about not doing that, you know? And even in the sub-culture of the Warped Tour scene that the Matches existed in, we were not even doing it the way that they did it. And they weren't even the main pop culture. It wasn't fun to think about the Matches in that sense, and when we attempted it, it didn't feel genuine to me—it didn't feel right. (en)
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  • –Shawn Harris in 2009 (en)
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  • The Matches (ehemals The Locals) sind eine 1997 in Oakland, Kalifornien gegründete Pop-Punk/Alternative-Rock-Band. (de)
  • The Matches est un groupe de pop punk américain, originaire d'Oakland, en Californie.Le groupe est composé de Shawn Harris (chant et guitare rythmique), Jonathan Devoto (guitare et chœurs), Matt Whalen (batterie) et Dylan Rowe (basse et chœurs) qui a remplacé Justin SanSouci en 2008. (fr)
  • I The Matches sono un gruppo pop punk statunitense formato nel 1997 ad Oakland da cantante/chitarrista Shawn Harris, dal batterista Matt Whalen e dal bassista Justin Sans Souci. Hanno pubblicato tre album di studio sotto la Epitaph Records e due raccolte, prima di annunciare una pausa indefinita il 9 luglio 2009 sul proprio sito ufficiale, dovuta al desiderio di formare nuovi progetti musicali. (it)
  • The Matches is een Amerikaanse rockband uit Oakland, Californië. Ze begonnen in 1997 als "The Locals". (nl)
  • The Matches are an American rock band from Oakland, California, 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 who 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. (en)
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