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The Matches
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Artists similar to

The Matches

group · US · active since 1997

Oakland rock band

alternative rockpop punk

In short

The artists most similar to The Matches are Motion City Soundtrack, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, Matchbook Romance and From First to Last, from the same alternative rock and pop punk circle.

Closest to The Matches

1 Motion City SoundtrackMinnesota pop punk band Bandcamp ↗
2 New Found GloryUS pop punk
3 Taking Back Sunday
4 Matchbook Romance
5 From First to Last
6 The UsedAmerican post hardcore band Bandcamp ↗

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Ordered by closeness, computed from real listens (ListenBrainz). The Bandcamp badge marks who has a page there, verified with Wikidata.

Frequently asked questions

Which artists are similar to The Matches?

The artists most similar to The Matches are Motion City Soundtrack, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, Matchbook Romance and From First to Last, from the same alternative rock and pop punk circle. The list comes from ListenBrainz, based on what people actually listen to, and includes 30 artists.

Where can I listen to music like The Matches?

On Bandcamp, where you buy directly from artists and labels: Motion City Soundtrack, The Used, NOFX, Something Corporate, MxPx and The Starting Line have a page there. With Digs you create a "Like The Matches" Dig that mixes their releases with smaller artists with the same sound.

What genre is The Matches?

The Matches is usually associated with alternative rock and pop punk (group · US · active since 1997), according to MusicBrainz genres.

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Data: MusicBrainz · ListenBrainz (CC0) · Wikidata. Updated 3 November 2026.