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A moody, intense, dramatic, and orchestrated second full-length tour de force.
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It's an exceptionally accomplished piece of work that should place Matchbook Romance at the forefront of the cutting edge, POST-emo scene.
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Entertainment WeeklyJordan wraps swelling, sing-along choruses and metal guitar outbursts with hushed confessions, distended melodies, and enough Gothy menace to make it sting. [17 Feb 2006, p.79]
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Occasionally, the band comes close to falling back into old habits, but with their new enthusiasm for sounding nothing like they used to, they've successfully created an album's worth of intelligent music for the Warped crowd.
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Even if the reinvention isn’t a total triumph, it delivers new, better songs, some verging on great.
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The New York TimesMatchbook Romance may startle some fans by breaking out of punk-pop, but the transformation is an improvement. [13 Feb 2006]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 4 out of 17
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Feb 20, 2014
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cabJul 15, 2006
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nicktMay 26, 2006hey i love this band