“Do you belong to a song?/Does it drag you along by the tongue at the top of your lungs” – Salty Eyes, The Matches.

And so we say goodbye to another band that have made the music scene what it is today, The Matches. Today they announced that they are going on hiatus, which is the nice way of saying that they are breaking up while remaining on good terms. And so we have a catalogue consisting of the some of the best albums out there for us to live with that make The Matches who they are (were?).

Congratulations to Theresa W. from NY, Jennifer P. from WA, and Mary W. from MO for winning the Our Last Night giveaway. Also congratulations to Ashley N. from KS for winning The Matches contents.

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Enter our new contests with Chiodos and The Matches on our contests page.

Check out The Matches new video for “Wake The Sun” below.

The Matches are currently streaming their new album, A Band In Hope, on their MySpace page.

Shawn Harris of The Matches has commented on the leak of their latest album, A Band In Hope. Click here to read his thoughts on the album leaking, and please support this band and buy the record when it is officially released, on March 18th via Epitaph Records.

The Matches will release their new album, A Band In Hope, on March 18th. The band has put up a new song titled “Wake The Sun” on their MySpace page. Check out the album art and track listing for the album below.

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. Yankee In a Chip Shop
14. Proctor Rd.

The dates for the 2008 Alternative Press Tour have been announced. All Time Low and The Rocket Summer will be the co-headliners for the tour and The Matches, Sonny and Forever The Sickest Kids will be in support of the tour.  Read more...

All Time Low and The Rocket Summer have been announced as the co-headliners for the 2008 Alternative Press Tour. The Matches, Sonny and Forever The Sickest Kids will be in support of the tour. Dates will be announced on January 11th.

The 2008 Alternative Press tour has announced The Matches, Sonny, and Forever The Sickest Kids as support. The co-headliners will be announced on January 4th.