Ends at 3:40, untitled hidden track starts at 7:40."You Can Run, But We'll Find You." – 4:08.The track "Monsters" was featured as the lead single from Voices, going on to be featured in video games such as Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Madden NFL 07 and Arena Football: Road to Glory. Hence "there are voices in the walls." Some of the lyrics to the hidden track can also be found in typos in the lyrics of the other songs. This panel can be aligned with parts of the album's artwork to reveal secret messages. Inside the album's packaging is a small plastic panel, with alternating black and transparent strips. The cover of the album was designed by Shawn Harris from pop punk band The Matches. The band chose to tune the all their guitars down half a step to help with the change. Vocalist Andrew Jordan adopts a much different vocal style for this record than their previous, bringing the band closer to the second-wave emo sound. accompanied by the single "Monsters", and radio only single "Surrender". The album was released through Epitaph Records on February 14 in the US. The album's sound leaves behind much of the stripped down sound of their debut, Stories and Alibis, opting for a darker, more foreboding tone. Here's to looking forward to whatever they come up with next.Voices is the second and final studio album by American rock band Matchbook Romance. Unexpectedly, Matchbook Romance has managed with Voices to take the dramatic qualities of Muse and combine them with the smooth intensity of the Alkaline Trio and My Chemical Romance, distinctly reinventing themselves from emo novelties into genuine rock contenders. The addition of string sections brings a gentle, melancholy essence to many songs - from the well-crafted, seven-minute "Goody, Like Two Shoes" to the affectionate, sun-emerging-from-behind-the-clouds, redemption love song of "What a Sight." There's also a hidden acoustic song that surfaces around the 11:30 mark of the last track that, while not critical, is worth at least one listen through to finish things off. Almost halfway through the album, the memorable "Monsters" appears and proves to be a soaring, clap-happy anthem with eerie guitar picking that should have your flight instincts kicking in - if only so much dancing wasn't going on instead. In this sense, Matchbook Romance has achieved a passionate urgency that makes their songs - even the slower ones - aggressive without having to rely on harsh breakdowns or screamy backgrounds. This comparison - especially in Andrew Jordan's now richer, deeper vocal style - will remain fresh in the mind as "Surrender" bursts next, one of the record's most straightforward rockers, guitars and drums briefly battling it out mid-song, before the soaring final chorus kicks in with "Don't waste your breath/ Save your tears for somebody who believes." Lyrics hinting of deception, regret, fear, and love give a sense that Voices is the soundtrack to a disturbing romance movie where the night finds its subjects battling demons - both in reality and in their heads. Weary piano notes introduce the somber, stalker-themed "You Can Run, But We'll Find You," a sweeping song that soon escalates to such lengths that visions of English rockers Muse become increasingly apparent. From the awesomely creepy claymation-type exterior artwork to the shadowy atmosphere that permeates each song, this is one cohesive, dark record that manages to be quietly epic and ambitious without seeming too overdone and indulgent. Lead singer/rhythm guitarist Andrew Jordan and bassist. Their EP, West for Wishing, released in 2003 was their first recorded album during their time on Epitaph their full-length debut album, Stories and Alibis, was recorded in the same year. They released two full length albums and one EP. What awaits unsuspecting ears is a moody, intense, dramatic, and orchestrated second full-length tour de force. Matchbook Romance is a punk rock band from Poughkeepsie, New York, that was signed to Epitaph Records. Stories and Alibis was a decent album in the ranks of all the other post-hardcore/emo-esque records that came out in the early 2000s, but no song on that album could at all prepare listeners for the ambition the band showcases on Voices. Seeing as many bands are on-fire one album and completely fizzled out the next, it was almost too easy to expect next to nothing for Matchbook Romance's follow-up Epitaph release.
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