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Andrew Jordan - vocals, guitar Judas DePaolo - guitar Ryan Kienle - bass Aaron Stern - drums "Third time's a charm, but would we even get that far?" - "14 Balloons" Allow us to introduce Poughkeepsie, NY's MATCHBOOK ROMANCE once known as The Getaway. These four young men rock so well that Epitaph Records had to pluck 'em right off the Internet. The Internet really played and plays a major part of our success as a band,"says bassist Ryan Kienle, weeks before the band lets the leash off West for Wishing, their debut EP. A taut, five-tune taste of an LP to come later this year, WFW is ripe with layered emotional-hardcore melodies and sharp, passionate, pop song craft. Further, it's the fruit of unmerciful self-promotion via the Internet. Here, Kienle relates "the whole freakin" story. The band's genesis dates back to 1997, with him and vocalist/guitarist Andrew Jordan in various incarnations of different bands. One such band, Fizzlewink, coughed up a...