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This split features two of Epitaph's brightest young things, Matchbook Romance and Motion City Soundtrack. Both contribute new songs as well as acoustic/otherwise messed-with versions of older tracks. Matchbook's "In Transit (Over You)" is an atmospheric Radiohead-ish number that eventually trades its acoustic meander for a full-on rock howl. It's a pretty nice song, but Andrew Jordan wins the award for vocal over-emoting. The seat-of-the-pants production ("Recorded and mixed...in 45 minutes," according to the liner notes) works well on "Playing for Keeps," as a band like Matchbook Romance usually favors a lush, overdone studio sound. Motion City Soundtrack performs the new "When 'You're' Around" acoustically here, but it will likely appear on their upcoming full-length in a rockier version. The version of "Sunday Warning" appearing here also benefits from its rough mix. All in all, not a bad little release for fans of these groups; neophytes will be teased for the upcoming releases.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack, MainArtist - Aaron Stern, Writer - Andrew Jordan, Writer - Ryan Depaolo, Writer - Ryan Kienle, Writer - Mad Pursuit LLC (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2004 Epitaph 2004 Epitaph
Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack, MainArtist - Aaron Stern, Writer - Andrew Jordan, Writer - Ryan Kienle, Writer - Ryan "Judas" Depaolo, Writer - Mad Pursuit LLC (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2004 Epitaph 2004 Epitaph
J. Cain, Writer - Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack, MainArtist - M. Taylor, Writer - J. Johnson, Writer - J. Pierre, Writer - T. Thaxton, Writer - Sound In Motion LLP (ASCAP)/Chrysalis Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2004 Epitaph 2004 Epitaph
J. Cain, Writer - Matchbook Romance/Motion City Soundtrack, MainArtist - M. Taylor, Writer - J. Johnson, Writer - J. Pierre, Writer - T. Thaxton, Writer - Sound In Motion LLP (ASCAP)/Chrysalis Music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2004 Epitaph 2004 Epitaph
Album review
This split features two of Epitaph's brightest young things, Matchbook Romance and Motion City Soundtrack. Both contribute new songs as well as acoustic/otherwise messed-with versions of older tracks. Matchbook's "In Transit (Over You)" is an atmospheric Radiohead-ish number that eventually trades its acoustic meander for a full-on rock howl. It's a pretty nice song, but Andrew Jordan wins the award for vocal over-emoting. The seat-of-the-pants production ("Recorded and mixed...in 45 minutes," according to the liner notes) works well on "Playing for Keeps," as a band like Matchbook Romance usually favors a lush, overdone studio sound. Motion City Soundtrack performs the new "When 'You're' Around" acoustically here, but it will likely appear on their upcoming full-length in a rockier version. The version of "Sunday Warning" appearing here also benefits from its rough mix. All in all, not a bad little release for fans of these groups; neophytes will be teased for the upcoming releases.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:16:23
- Main artists: Matchbook Romance
- Label: Epitaph
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2004 Epitaph 2004 Epitaph
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