Decomposer (album)

Decomposer
Decomposer
Studio album by The Matches
Released	September 11, 2006
Studio	Barefoot Studios (Hollywood, California); The Treefort (Los Angeles); Foxy Studios (Marina del Rey, California); Skyline Studios (Oakland, California); Opra Music (Los Angeles); The Hive (Los Angeles); Sound City Studios (Los Angeles);
Genre	Art punk; indie rock; pop punk; post-punk revival;
Length	44:45
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Miles Hurwitz; Mark Hoppus; Matt Radosevich; John Feldmann; Mike Green; Johnny Genius; Ryan Divine; Nick Hexum; Tim Armstrong; Brett Gurewitz;
The Matches chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	95%^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]

Decomposer is the second studio album by American pop punk band The Matches. It was released by Epitaph Records on September 11, 2006 worldwide, on September 12, 2006 in the United States, and in 2016 on vinyl. Audio production was handled by Matt Rad, Mike Green, Ryan Divine & Johnny Genius, Miles Hurwitz, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Goldfinger's John Feldmann, Rancid's Tim Armstrong, 311's Nick Hexum, and Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz.

Decomposer also marks a vast departure from The Matches' previous strict alternative/punk sound and a growth into a more avant-garde and art rock sound. Additionally, many of the lyrical themes explored on Decomposer were resurrected for their next offering, 2008's A Band in Hope.

The album peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Independent Albums.^[3]

^ Tate, Jason (12 September 2006). "The Matches – Decomposer". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
^ Apar, Corey. "Decomposer - The Matches". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
^ "The Matches Decomposer Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved 2017-10-28.

[1] Tate, Jason (12 September 2006). "The Matches – Decomposer". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2017-10-26.

[2] Apar, Corey. "Decomposer - The Matches". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-26.

[Independent-3] "The Matches Decomposer Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved 2017-10-28.

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