Striking Matches

Striking Matches
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Country, alternative country, blues
Years active 2007–present
Labels I.R.S. Records
Website www.strikingmatches.com
Members Sarah Zimmermann
Justin Davis

Striking Matches is an American country music duo consisting of guitarists Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis.

Career

Meeting in a guitar seminar class at Nashville's Belmont University in 2007,[1] Zimmermann and Davis combined their talents and began honing their songwriting and performance skills. Their song "When the Right One Comes Along" has been featured in the television series Nashville.[2] Eventually signed to the newly revived I.R.S. Records label, their debut album Nothing but the Silence, produced by T Bone Burnett, was released on March 22, 2015.[3]

Musical style

The duo's music has been described as being found at "that sweet spot at the intersection of country, rock and blues".[4] Regarded as a "countrified Civil Wars/Black Keys mix", Striking Matches employ tight vocal harmonies in their guitar-driven music.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country US Heat
Nothing but the Silence[6] 25 6

Music videos

Year Video Director
2015 "Hanging on a Lie"[7] Jeff Venable

References

  1. ↑ "Watch Striking Matches Shred Up 'Trouble Is as Trouble Does'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "John Oates, Striking Matches to play Ballet Ball 2015". The Tennessean. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Striking Matches talk working with T Bone Burnett on their debut album". Music Radar. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Get to know Striking Matches from SI Swimsuit Launch Week!". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Artists to Watch in 2015 – No. 2: Striking Matches". Taste of Country. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nothing But the Silence". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Striking Matches | Hanging On A Lie | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Retrieved April 2, 2015.