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The Matches teamed up with Zebrahead for a cover version of Oingo Boingo ‘s rendition of the Willie Dixon song “Violent Love”, released in May 2005 on Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo . That July saw the release of Takeover Records 3-Way Issue No. 2 , a split album which they shared with Near Miss and Reeve Oliver , with each band contributing three tracks. Harris and San Souci created the artwork for the album (they would later co-create the artwork for Newbury Park group Stole Your Woman’s 2007 album The Scene ). The Matches played the Warped Tour again that summer. Harris began illustrating with Melbourne -based artist Emilee Seymour; together they formed the design firm Oxen, creating the artwork for the next two Matches albums as well as for Epitaph labelmates Matchbook Romance ‘s 2006 album Voices .