It is official THE MATCHES are heading back to our shores for a huge seven-show national tour this September, including a spot as the only international act at the inaugural Coaster Festival on the Central Coast alongside Aussie legends The Living End, Kisschasy, Something With Numbers & Cog to name a few.

Last in Australia as part of the renowned Soundwave Festival earlier this year, US rockers THE MATCHES this time bring with them a new offering; A Band In Hope is the bands latest release that has already spawned hit singles Point Me Toward The Morning and Wake The Sun.

THE MATCHES are four non-smokers with radically different dietary habits, unified by the love of stepping into brand new socks and conducting amateur voodoo. Their latest release, A Band In Hope, is out now on Epitaph (Story Of The Year, Pennywise, Bad Religion, Millencolin).

THE MATCHES have no shortage of accolades under their belt. The video for Salty Eyes, the opening track from the bands sophomore album Decomposer (2006) was named the number-one video of the week by the editors of rollingstone.com, described on spin.com as "one of the best videos we've seen all year," and was named the runner-up Alternative Press reader's choice video of 2007!

Since 2002, THE MATCHES have been playing over 200 shows per year, and their live performances raucous, sweat-drenched, and aerobic - should be seen, not read about (the THE MATCHES are of the opinion that unfiltered experience trumps flattering mini-bios any day of the week). Initially, the band honed their skills and gained notoriety through guerilla concert-making: the band played impromptu shows in public thoroughfares, venue queues, and school corridors, inciting a scene before fleeing. Spontaneity is a lingering theme: THE MATCHES still play encores in parking lots, whether they're headlining tours or supporting acts including Motion City Soundtrack,OK GO, Plain White T's, Rancid, and Plus 44.