# Matchbook Romance: Voices

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matchbook-romance-voices/193274
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**Created:** [July 10, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matchbook-romance-voices/193274 "2006-07-10T10:24:43Z")
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### Author: ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matchbook-romance-voices/193274/1 "2006-07-10T10:24:43Z")

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I figured I was kinda over my generic pop-punk crap phase, but hey, I can relapse if I want. I’d put Matchbook Romance in the same category as say, Brand New, in that they started out generic and pop-punky but really focused on developing a sound.

I think this album sounds a lot like what it would sounds like if Radiohead released a pop-punk (that’s the last time I’ll say pop-punk, minus that time, I promise). Although it’s pretty obvious that there’s some behind the scenes make our music sound better stuff going on it’s still my guilty pleasure of the moment. Monsters is a ■■■■ good song, honestly. Lyrically the band’s kind of lacking, but sound-wise they’re progressing, and I appreciate that.

Yep, worth a listen. It’s nice when a band you went through high school with (not physically, obviously) matures musically as your listening habits mature a bit.