Play Motion City… Radio
Motion City Soundtrack
On Tour
17,542,381 plays (442,570 listeners)
Listening now: meganxmicek
Minneapolis, United States (1999 – present)
A leading light in the punk-pop genre, Motion City Soundtrack includes members Joshua Cain (guitar), Tony Thaxton (drums), Justin Pierre (vocals/guitar), Jesse Johnson (Moog), and Matthew Taylor (bass). Following their high-school graduation, Minneapolis, MN natives Pierre and Cain — both of whom were inspired by Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbox, The Flaming Lips, and Superchunk — formed the band in 1999. The pair assembled a temporary lineup and issued a self-released 7” that same year. Later, while touring through Pennsylvania in support of their release, Motion City Soundtrack met Thaxton and Taylor of the Virginia-based band Submerge. The two musicians decided to leave their hometown of Richmond, VA, to join Motion City Soundtrack full-time, and the expanded band soon entered the studio with producer/engineer Ed Rose (The Get Up Kids, Ultimate Facebook). Three weeks before recording commenced, they were also joined by keyboardist Jesse Johnson (whose personal record label, Ordinary Records, had issued some of Jimmy Eat World’s earliest material in 1995) to relieve singer/guitarist Pierre of his synthesizer duties.
With a new lineup firmly in place, the band’s punk-glazed debut, I Am the Movie, was released in the summer of 2003. While playing venues and basements in support of the album, Motion City Soundtrack was picked up by Epitaph Records; later, they joined blink-182 on a tour through Europe and Japan. Blink’s bassist, Mark Hoppus, took a liking to the band and agreed to produce their next album; the resulting Commit This to Memory was released two years later and featured an increasingly pop-heavy sound.
With a new lineup firmly in place, the band’s punk-glazed debut, I Am the Movie, was released in the summer of 2003. While playing venues and basements in support of the album, Motion City Soundtrack was picked up by Epitaph Records; later, they joined blink-182 on a tour through Europe and Japan. Blink’s bassist, Mark Hoppus, took a liking to the band and agreed to produce their next album; the resulting Commit This to Memory was released two years later and featured an increasingly pop-heavy sound.
Top Albums
-
Commit This to Memory
Motion City SoundtrackBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $13.98
- eBay Search
-
I Am the Movie
Motion City SoundtrackBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $15.12
- eBay Search
-
Even If It Kills Me
Motion City SoundtrackBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $11.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $9.24
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 |
 |
Fell In Love Without You
full track
|
|||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 |
|
L.G. Fuad
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
Capital H
full track
|
|||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | |||||
| 13 | |||||
| 15 |
Shoutbox
-
quixentric wrote:
Also, new song up on Spin! http://www.spin.com/audio/motion-city-soundtrack/her-words
-
quixentric wrote:
THREE WEEKS UNTIL CHICAGO SHOW MADNESS. Just sayin'.
-
d0rhk wrote:
this stuff never gets old.
-
the_ryecatcher wrote:
Let's get fucked up and die. <3
-
Mikeezybaby wrote:
Motion City takes me wayyy back
-
boumalhab wrote:
I should listen to this band more often
-
LexiFSAS wrote:
Saw them live July 24. Greatness.
-
kemata wrote:
I'm seeing them on Friday! :D
-
Joshmcbong wrote:
my favorite accident is my favorite song :D
-
LxTrixII wrote:
say hi to my page if your number one is also MCS
-
Maagikki wrote:
They gotta be shitting me with that cover art...
-
dinobonoid wrote:
they need a new picture, lol.
-
CharleZthegreat wrote:
http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com/news/my-dinosaur-life-release-date-january-19-2010 they have a song called @!#?@!
-
Maagikki wrote:
I actually found Superchunk because of MCS. I wanted to listen to their influences and Superchunk was the best one. Love that band.
-
quixentric wrote:
There, slightly less awkward bio up, official one from their site.
-
blith-hears-all wrote:
Wow now they sound like Fall Out Boy.. i'm quitting here
-
Catasthrophy wrote:
didn't like dissappear the first time i heard it. But now i am in Love with it! can't wait till the ablum.
-
greenday-mcr wrote:
hey, i'm going to the England next year, any bands i should check out let me know -- similar to my library (which is practically anything ex. death and crashy metal =P) thanks xx
-
trueblue128 wrote:
Mu Dinosaur Life comes out on 19 January, 2010! Justin announced it tonight on the Dino Tour in Chicago! It's also plastered all over some stickers. SO stoked! We got to hear six or seven songs from the record and it's going to blow us all away
-
heather_310 wrote:
ahh, i love motion city soundtrack! give the new cartel album "cycles" a listen if you get a chance--has a similar vibe for me.
Videos
See more
Events
-
Dec
1
Weezer
The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago IL, United States
1 shout
| 39 attendees
-
Dec
3
Weezer
The Rave, Milwaukee WI, United States
4 shouts
| 22 attendees
- Dec 4 Motion City Soundtrack Kendall Hall, Ewing, NJ, United States
News
Studio Transmission PT. 2
6 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack
Live from the Studio.
Watch Part 2 now on motioncitysoundtrack.com
-
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack -
28 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack -
28 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack
Listeners
-
meganxmicek
Listening now
to Point Of Extinction -
Cadj91
Listening now
to Everything Is Allright -
papaZ12
Listening now
to Calling All Cops -
kemata
Top Listener
-
ChiisaiSaiichan
Top Listener
-
Eydrien
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
chase_thislight added Motion City Soundtrack to chase_thislight’s library. 25 minutes ago
-
Shobyisrad added Motion City Soundtrack to the lineup of Motion City Soundtrack with Set Your Goals, This Providence, The Swellers at.... 39 minutes ago
-
ZeroToLove wrote about Motion City Soundtrack in Artists I've Seen Live. 2 hours ago
-
boltonb13, damnmfs, Kaaaapow and 28 other people added Motion City Soundtrack to their libraries. 2 hours ago
-
Killer_Banality added Motion City Soundtrack to the lineup of Weezer at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. yesterday morning
-
SASboys, heythereamanda, ddawtt and 27 other people added Motion City Soundtrack to their libraries. yesterday morning
-
LordKvlt added Motion City Soundtrack to the lineup of Sunny Day Real Estate at Palace Theatre. Friday morning
-
julialathouris, autiful, Bernedene and 1 other person added Motion City Soundtrack to their libraries. Friday morning
-
MozzaC added Motion City Soundtrack to the lineup of Sunny Day Real Estate at University of NSW Roundhouse. Friday morning
-
ItsJoshOkthx, DiscoBrute, danny9519 and 26 other people added Motion City Soundtrack to their libraries. Friday morning
Related Journals
-
Artists I've Seen Live
by ZeroToLove |
29 Nov 2009 | Add comment
-
all my gigs, yo
by distortthecode |
22 Nov 2009 | Add comment
-
Items for sale
by brianstowell |
19 Nov 2009 | Add comment
Groups (174)
-
Motion City Soundtrack Lovers
472 members
-
proBRUCEr and friends
68 members
-
Alter The Press!
52 members
-
Concert Goers Anonymous
39 members
-
Extensive Musical Taste
29,056 members
