Matchbox Twenty returns after long absence to offer an album of exuberance, 'Where the Light Goes'

By Associated Press

May 25, 2023 2:45 pm

NEW YORK: More than a decade has passed since the last Matchbox Twenty album, so, fans can be forgiven for thinking it was the end of the line. That's what Matchbox Twenty was thinking, too.

'We had pretty much come to terms that we didn't think we're ever going to make another record. We thought 'North' was the last record. Maybe we'd tour every few years, put out a song or two and kind of that'll just be it,' says singer-songwriter Rob Thomas.

Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty performs on the bands North Tour at the Event Center in the Borgata Hotel and Casino on Feb. 23, 2013, in Atlantic City, N.J. The band releases a new album, "Where the Light Goes, this Friday Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP

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