Founded: 1997
Location: United States
Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their career, the group has toured heavily and released six studio albums, the majority on independent label Epitaph Records. The band's sound, usually described as pop-punk and/or emo, makes notable use of the Moog synthesizer. Pierre mainly handles the band's lyrics, which often touch on themes of anxiety, alienation, relationships, and self-destructive behavior.
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"It's a shame to see them go, as they clearly still love what they do and are damn good at it."
"We have no idea what the future holds, but for now we are done."
Band release statement.
"This record will change no one's mind for better or worse regarding this band."
"The five members light up the stage with frontman Justin Pierre's falsetto vocals astonishingly impressive."
"I guess a lot of it had to do with me drinking a lot during that time and then getting sober during that time."
Coming this August.
Motion City Soundtrack will never be the biggest band on the Soundwave bill, but as long as they keep coming back we’ll keep singing every word to every song right back at them.
“I’m definitely going to be seeing Metallica. You know, some cities you just fly in and fly out and you don’t get a chance to see anything. But as a guy who grew up in the ‘90s, seeing Metallica is something I have to do."