Matchbox twenty have returned to the studio to record their first new material in five years. Grammy-winning producer Steve Lillywhite has overseen the sessions in L.A., marking the band’s first work with the renowned producer whose credits include U2, The Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, and many others. The new matchbox twenty tracks, recorded as a four piece for the first time, will be included on a retrospective hits collection ‘Exile On Mainstream’. It will be released on October 1st through Melisma/ Atlantic recording group. A single, ‘How Far We’ve Come’ will precede the album on September 24th. For the first time, we’re all writing as a band,says the band’s Grammy-winning lead singer Rob Thomas. In the past, I would write all the songs and the guys would write all their parts. "Now it’s a band in the hand. We all fight it out we fight over melodies and lyrics. It’s completely unique from anything we’ve done before." Matchbox twenty’s last studio album, ‘More Than You Think You Are’, was released in November 2002 and earned the band two Grammy nominations and two American Music Award nominations.
The group were ranked as the #1 Adult Top 40 Artist and #1 Modern AC Artist for 2003, according to Billboard magazine.
During their 2003 world tour, matchbox twenty played sold-out concerts at three of the world’s premiere music venues New York’s Madison Square Garden, London’s Wembley Arena, and Los Angeles’ Staples Center. The band reunited at the end of 2005 to play two special New Year’s shows in Las Vegas.
Matchbox twenty’s three albums have sold more than 28 million copies worldwide to date. They made their recording debut in 1996 with ‘Yourself Or Someone Like You’ followed by ‘Mad Season By Matchbox Twenty’ (2000), and ‘More Than You Think You Are’ (2002).
Matchbox twenty are Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Kyle Cook and Brian Yale.