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Motion City Soundtrack
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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.
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Commit This to Memory
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I Am the Movie
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Even If It Kills Me
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L.G. Fuad
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Shoutbox
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Mikeezybaby wrote:
Motion City takes me wayyy back
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boumalhab wrote:
I should listen to this band more often
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LexiFSAS wrote:
Saw them live July 24. Greatness.
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kemata wrote:
I'm seeing them on Friday! :D
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Joshmcbong wrote:
my favorite accident is my favorite song :D
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LxTrixII wrote:
say hi to my page if your number one is also MCS
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Maagikki wrote:
They gotta be shitting me with that cover art...
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dinobonoid wrote:
they need a new picture, lol.
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CharleZthegreat wrote:
http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com/news/my-dinosaur-life-release-date-january-19-2010 they have a song called @!#?@!
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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.
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quixentric wrote:
There, slightly less awkward bio up, official one from their site.
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blith-hears-all wrote:
Wow now they sound like Fall Out Boy.. i'm quitting here
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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quixentric wrote:
I doubt it's a release... that would mean absolutely no promotion behind it. I vote either tour announcement or a video for Disappear. MDL should be out early 2010, I think.
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RandumbCadence wrote:
i found this band on Fuse, while watching an interview with Rise Against (one of my fave bands) on the Best Of Steven's Untitled Rock Show XD These guys rock!
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NicksTunes wrote:
Possibly their new tour... But part of me hopes for a surprise release...
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WhatAndWhatNot wrote:
There is no way they would spring the album just like that. It's got to be a video for Disappear.
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Studio Transmission PT. 2
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