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Motion City Soundtrack
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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 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. A deluxe version of the album (complete with bonus DVD) appeared in 2006, and the band spent the summer on Warped Tour before heading to Europe with OK Go that fall. Entering the studio for the third time, Motion City Soundtrack began to work with producers Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne), Eli Janney (of Girls Against Boys), and Ric Ocasek (of the Cars). The completed product, Even If It Kills Me, was released in September 2007. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music GuideMore

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Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack, the most influential rock band in the history of the world, has been destroy...
Songs: 19, Videos: 10, Playlists: 1, Blog Posts: 29, Polls: 1, Battles: 0

Most Popular Music Videos (7)

Fell In Love Without You [Acoustic]
(Duration: 3:22)
Feb 14th, 3:42am
Everything Is Alright
(Duration: 3:40)
Jun 15th, 5:19am
Disappear
(Duration: 3:08)
7:55am
Broken Heart (Clean Version)
(Duration: 3:15)
Jun 15th, 5:29am
It Had To Be You
(Duration: 3:59)
Jun 11th, 11:34pm
This Is For Real
(Duration: 3:11)
Jun 15th, 6:52am
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Fan Comments

Oct 11th, 11:37pm
Any Say Anything fans in here? If you like Motion City Soundtrack, you probably will like Say Anything. I am so excited for their self-titled album to release on 11/3!! Only 3 weeks away!
Get more info. at their Myspace: www.myspace.com/sayanything
Aug 6th, 3:24pm
Stumbled upon this band on accident....took my sister to see panic at the disco and they opened up for them....wow they should have been the headliners!! after the concert i started looking up all their music and have been rockin to them ever since!!
Jul 7th, 10:23pm
Is this ACTUALLY motion city soundtrack or is it some jackass trying to get attention
May 21st, 12:44pm
can you post the full version of fell in love with you plzzzzzzz...
May 15th, 5:41am
motion city soundtrack, one of my fav band... i love them.... they have somethin, in their song that i can't describe... that's why i want to learn to play the guitar... hehhehhe
Apr 22nd, 9:08pm
Excuse me!!


Would you stop for a moment?!


O...man...Haven't you thought-one day- about yourself ?


Who has made it?


Have you seen a design which hasn't a designer ?!


Have you seen a wonderful,delicate work without a worker ?!


It's you and the whole universe!..


Who has made them all ?!!


You know who ?.. It's "ALLAH",praise be to him.


Just think for a moment.


How are you going to be after death ?!


Can you believe that this exact system of the universe and all of these great creation will end in in nothing...just after death!


Have you thought, for a second, How to save your soul from Allah's punishment?!


Haven't you thought about what is the right religion?!


Read ... and think deeply before you answer..


It is religion of Islam.


It is the religion that Mohammad-peace upon him- the last prophet, had been sent by.


It is the religion that the right Bible- which is not distorted-has preached.


Just have a look at The Bible of (Bernaba).


Don't be be emotional .


Be rational and judge..


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I told you and you are free to act and goodbye....
Jan 18th, 3:06am
luv yah guys.. i really search for you after i've heard point of extinction ..now i knew it was you..
You ROCK!!!................................keep it up..
Dec 23rd, 7:15am
You guys are my favorite band! I just wish i could see you live again! I cant wait till you go on tour again! If you come to my area I will be there!
Dec 12th, 3:07pm
Love your stuff, guys. Keep it up.