Mr. Jitters (Dylan from The Matches) is releasing his new EP tomorrow and today we're giving away a free download of a new tune called "Be Alright." Mr. Jitters will be hitting the road with Maniac and Foxy Shazam soon, and Shawn Harris did the artwork (which you can see in the replies) for the new EP. Enjoy.

Dylan Rowe, previous bass player of The Matches, has released two new songs from his upcoming solo EP.

A brand new, sexy, Maniac song titled "Clean" from the album Sons Of Summer is streaming on their facebook.

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Maniac, featuring Shawn Harris of The Matches, have pressed a limited-run vinyl of Extended Play. Head here to grab a copy.

Maniac (ex-Matches) have launched a new website featuring music from their upcoming release.

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Bird by Bird (Jonathan Devoto, formerly of The Matches' new band) has posted a new song, "Where Did You Go?" on myspace. The band has also made three acoustic demos available for free download on their Bandcamp account.

What the heck are Patrick Stump and The Matches doing in Cat Heaven?

Shawn Harris recently answered some questions about his new project Maniac.

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We push one another over limits, and that is what our collaboration has been all about. When Jake is in left brain mode, my right switches on, and vice-versa.

edit: I changed the quote because it was being misinterpreted.

Jonathan Devoto recently answered some questions about his new project Bird by Bird.

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The Matches were a band that really strove to be different. That's who we were, and it worked great for us. Honestly, I'm a big fan of catchy, smart, rock songs. That's what I'm trying to create right now, and I'm having a great time doing it.

As The Matches play what could be their last shows this weekend, Oh No Not Stereo have prepared a little homage to the group in the form of an acoustic cover of "Yankee In A Chip Shop". Head to the band's AP.net Profile to stream or download it.

Never to let the announcement of an indefinite hiatus stop them, The Matches have announced their fourth album, the Matches album 4, unreleased; graphics? title? or not needed?. It will release this Tuesday, August 11, and be sold online only. Check out the artwork and a message from the band in the replies.

Track Listing
1. It's My Day
2. Wicked Walk
3. Like Yesterday
4. Here's to Love (acoustic)
5. I Tried (So Hard)
6. Needs and Wants
7. 50 Altered States
8. If Nothing Else
9. Nothing's Going On
10. My Doe, Part 1 (acoustic)

The Matches have posted a myspace bulletin about their plans to release an album of demos and unreleased tracks.

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We've read all the comments and posts since announcing our hiatus and have noticed the many requests for the release of more music. And we hear you loud and clear. Originally we had planned to share just a few tunes, but from your heartfelt responses, we've decided to release a full album of 10 songs to purchase: unreleased tracks, demos, and acoustic songs that had very limited release. For your immediate enjoyment, we are looking for the best way to offer this album for sale directly to you as digital downloads immediately. We welcome any comments or suggestions on...

The Matches would like you to help pick what songs they play for their final show.

From the Band

We are inviting fans to chose the set list at our final show. The poll for fan voting is located here. Each fan can only vote once. Our final show is on Sunday, Aug 23rd at the Fillmore in San Francisco. also playing are Dizzy Balloon and Judgement Day. We are also playing on Saturday, Aug 22nd at the Troubadour in LA. also playing are Dizzy Balloon and Neon Trees. these are our final two shows.

-the Matches

The Matches have responded to fan reaction of their hiatus with song. Check it out in the replies. "The music will not cease."

The flyer for the Music Saves Lives VIP Event featuring The Matches, Aiden, The Briggs, and Run Doris Run can be seen in the replies. The event will be held on April 30th at Key Club.

The Dialogue are busy with one-off tour dates during the month of May, including two dates with The Matches. Their EP, All I Thought Impossible, will be released May 5th on iTunes.

Tour Dates

Apr 13 The Mercury Lounge w/ The Matches (21+) New York, New York
Apr 15 Hangar 84 w/ The Matches Vineland, New Jersey
Apr 25 Tigerfest at Towson University w/ All American Rejects and Shiny Toys Guns Towson, Maryland
May 8 CD Release Show - Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
May 22 Eldolyn Terrace w/ Sparks the Rescue Altoona, Maryland
May 30 The Vibe Lounge Rockville Centre, New York

The first five people to send an e-mail to tours@epitaph.com with their first and last name will receive a pair of tickets each to see The Matches and Bayside on October 23 at The Troubadour in LA. Bonne chance!

A few days late on this, but Shawn Harris (The Matches) has recently updated his blog, with pictures from the video shoot for the band's second single, "Yankee in a Chip Shop." A Band In Hope is out now, courtesy of Epitaph Records.

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Update: Apparently Shawn was kind of kidding when he told a user this. They'll be recording, demoing, but don't plan to have an album out this year. Who woulda known?

Last night in DC, Shawn Harris said that after the AP Tour, The Matches plan to go back into the studio to record a follow-up to A Band In Hope with hopes to have it out by the end of the year. The new songs were described as "weird" as the third album but as catchy as the first.

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We caught up with The Matches a few weeks back while they filmed their video for "Wake the Sun." Catch a glimpse inside the filming and concept behind the piece in the replies.

Happy Birthday to Justin San Souci of The Matches! He turns 26 today and his band's album, A Band In Hope, is now available for purchase everywhere. What a week!

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The Matches wrote in to let us know how the debut live performance of three new songs (sort of) went last night. If you want to be one of the first to hear these songs, go see them on their current tour with Sherwood.

Band Reports In

last night (Jan 31 Thu), as the Sherwood tour started in Sacramento (at the Boardwalk) with the Matches as main support (also on the tour: the Higher, We Shot the Moon opening), the Matches debuted three songs from the upcoming A Band in Hope.

Played live for the first time:
Wake the Sun, Between Halloweens, AM Tilts (which is also known as The Morning Tilts).

(Oh, well, actually ... AM Tilts was probably played live a few times in 2006 when it was first...

The high-resolution artwork for The Matches' A Band In Hope, can be found in the AP Gallery.

Update: Shawn has picked a winner.

Since the full tracklist for A Band in Hope was accidentally released, we have redesigned the contest for the last two entries. Instead of guessing the track title based on an image, we will give you the track title and YOU get to design the image. Submit your images in the replies to this thread and the winner will be chosen by the The Matches' own Shawn Harris. The track title is "Yankee In a Chip Shop."

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One
07) Point Me Toward the Morning
08) From 24C
09) Clouds Crash
10) Between Halloweens
11) If I Were You
12) Future Tense
13)...

Edit: Squarina correctly guessed "Future Tense"

The twelfth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One
07) Point Me Toward the Morning
08) From 24C
09) Clouds Crash
10) Between Halloweens
11) If I Were You
12) Future Tense

Edit: smoothchanvere correctly guessed "If I Were You"

The eleventh image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One
07) Point Me Toward the Morning
08) From 24C
09) Clouds Crash
10) Between Halloweens
11) If I Were You

Edit: bummerama correctly guessed "Between Halloweens"

The tenth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One
07) Point Me Toward the Morning
08) From 24C
09) Clouds Crash
10) Between Halloweens

Edit: dataDyneDaz correctly guessed "Clouds Crash"

The ninth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One
07) Point Me Toward the Morning
08) From 24C
09) Clouds Crash

Edit: denise_b correctly guessed "From 24C"

The eighth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One
07) Point Me Toward the Morning
08) From 24C

Edit: k_guin correctly guessed "Clouds Crash"

The ninth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One
07) Point Me Toward the Morning
08) From 24C
09) Clouds Crash

Are The Matches going to be on the cover of an upcoming issue of Alternative Press? Shawn Harris' blog provides a few answers, albeit murky ones.

Edit: Seamoon correctly guessed "We Are One"

The sixth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain
06) We Are One

Edit: Adam526 correctly guessed "To Build A Mountain"

The fifth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising
05) To Build A Mountain

Edit: Idiotttt correctly guessed "Darkness Rising"

The fourth image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun
04) Darkness Rising

Edit: hydraulicheart correctly guessed "Wake The Sun"

The third image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Go!

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City
03) Wake the Sun

Edit: colinstein correctly guessed "Their City"

The second image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Today's clue: Not Lord Legless' City.

Track Listing
01) AM Tilts
02) Their City

Edit: WhatKelliSaid was the first to correctly guess "AM Tilts"

The first image for our daily A Band In Hope Contest from The Matches can be found here. Your job is to guess the track title that the picture describes. Today's clue: "bridge" in Latvian.

The Matches and AbsolutePunk have teamed up to launch an exclusive promotion. Starting today, The Matches will release a new image each day representing a track on the forthcoming album exclusively on AP. The first person each day to guess the name of the song correctly based off the picture will win a Matches prize pack (shirt, CD, poster) and each person who participates will be entered to win a custom made, autographed flip book of all the images involved. All 14 tracks are off the new record titled "A Band In Hope" which is set to be released March 18th via Epitaph Records.

The Rocket Summer and All Time Low have been announced as co-headliners for this year's Alternative Press tour, with The Matches, Forever The Sickest Kids, and Sonny as support. The routing will be unveiled on January 11th.

Epitaph is looking for members for their new The Matches Street Team and Story of the Year Street Team. Click on the links for more information.

Forever The Sickest Kids, Sonny, and The Matches will be on next year's Alternative Press tour. The tour's two co-headliners will be announced on January 4th.

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Shawn Harris of The Matches has alluded to an upcoming DVD from the band (including videos for "What Katie Said", "Little Maggots", and "Who Let The Yankees In The Chip Shop") on his blog.

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You know when you're so excited about your black bean burrito from Cactus Taqueria that you tear off half of the damn thing in your jaws only to find that you simly can't swallow without spitting some of it back into your hand? Well you certainly don't trash the half-chewed ball of goodness in your hand! No chance! You put that shit on a dvd! (And then you win an award for worst metaphor segway!) (And every exclamation point costs you a dollar fine from the style police!)
DVD!!! Katie and her...

The Matches' new song "Their City" is available for download on Spin.

The Matches will be releasing "Salty Eyes" as a single on November 5 via CD and iTunes. The release will include a b-side of the previously unreleased song "Here's To Love", featuring Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro.

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Shawn Harris, vocalist for The Matches, has painted a unique breast mold for the Keep a Breast foundation, a charitable organization aimed at eradicating breast cancer. For more information, as well as photographs of his creation, please visit Shawn's blog.

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