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Motion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack playing Warped Tour in 2006
Personal information
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, pop punk, pop rock, power pop
Years active1997 � present
LabelsColumbia (2008 � 2011)
Epitaph (2003 � 2008)
Modern Radio (1999 � 2000)
MembersJoshua Cain
Justin Pierre
Jesse Johnson
Matthew Taylor
Tony Thaxton
Former membersSidney Burgdorf
Matthew Potocnik
Joel Habedank
Austin Lindstrom
Andrew Gruhn
Andrew Whitney
Joe Skinner />Jose Sanchez

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Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre (lead vocals and guitar) and Joshua Cain (lead guitar and backing vocals), along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and backing vocalist Tony Thaxton. Motion City Soundtrack has released four studio albums and sold almost 600,000 records throughout their career, including over half a million in the United States alone.

Motion City Soundtrack's first release was a 7" single, "Promenade/Carolina", in 1999. The following year they released their debut EP, Kids for America, and then a second, Back to the Beat. They released their debut album I Am the Movie twice, in 2002. Their first five releases were all self-released with the aid of a small record label. Backed up by their constant touring it fashioned them a fast growing fan base, and a signing with Epitaph Records. After spending their first five years finding the right lineup, the Epitaph re-issue of I Am the Movie in 2003 was the band's big break. First major single "The Future Freaks Me Out" arrived with live and television success, but failed in radio airplay and the charts. 2003 and 2004 brought three Split EPs alongside Schatzi, Limbeck and Matchbook Romance. The second album, Commit This to Memory, has been their most successful album to date, selling 285,000+ records and peaking at number two on the Independent Albums chart. It featured the single, "Everything Is Alright", which also found success on the likes of MTV, but also fell short in radio airplay and the charts.

The band released their third full-length album Even if It Kills Me in 2007. The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Independent Albums chart. It produced singles "Broken Heart", "This Is for Real" and "It Had to Be You", which all received television airplay. Motion City Soundtrack released a fourth album entitled My Dinosaur Life in January 2010, which debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200. It is their first album released on Columbia, a major record label.

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Motion City Soundtrack - L.G. FUAD.
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The Future Freaks Me Out by Motion City Soundtrack.
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Distributed by WMG It Had To Be You.
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Music video by Motion City Soundtrack performing Her Words Destroyed My Planet. (C) 2010 Sony Music Entertainment.
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North Lake News Register---Motion City Soundtrack- energized the Palladium Ballroom crowd Friday, Nov. 19. Say Anything, Saves the Day and A Great Pile of Leaves added a mix of blues, ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:29:28 GMT+00:00
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Motion City Soundtrack re-release album on vinyl - Kill Your Stereo Tweet this news
Kill Your Stereo--Minneapolis pop punk outfit -Motion City Soundtrack- will release their classic album "Commit This To Memory" on special edition vinyl. ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:30:34 GMT+00:00
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Appleton Post Crescent--10/27 - -Motion City Soundtrack- / Say Anything @ The Rave (Milwaukee). 6:30 pm Tickets on sale now at www.therave.com or call (414) 342-7283, starting at $21 ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:19:34 GMT+00:00
Motion City Soundtrack announce charity single - CMU News-Blog (blog) Tweet this news
CMU News-Blog (blog)--August 2010 11:11 -Motion City Soundtrack- have announced that their next single, 'A Life Less Ordinary (Need A Little Help)', will coincide with a new ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:27:58 GMT+00:00
New single from Motion City Soundtrack - The Music Fix Tweet this news
The Music Fix---Motion City Soundtrack- are releasing their new single "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" on 30th August! Alongside this, they are launching an ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:16:34 GMT+00:00
Get $3500 from Motion City Soundtrack - Salt Lake Tribune (blog) Tweet this news
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)--Pop-rock band -Motion City Soundtrack- is giving away grants totaling $3500 dollars to three lucky winners of the "Give A Little Help" campaign. ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:37:30 GMT+00:00
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The Music Fix---Motion City Soundtrack- are releasing their new single "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" on 30th August! ... Night Horse New album Perdition Hymns ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:26:12 GMT+00:00
Motion City Soundtrack: "Cut Your Hair" (download) - Punknews.org Tweet this news
Punknews.org--RCRD LBL is hosting a download of -Motion City Soundtrack's- acoustic rendition of the Pavement classic "Cut Your Hair." The band covered the song as part of ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:31:59 GMT+00:00
Motion City Soundtrack Announce Festival Warm-Up Gig in Camden & Tickets - Stereoboard.com Tweet this news
Stereoboard.com--Following the release of their storming fourth album 'My Dinosaur Life' earlier this year, -Motion City Soundtrack- will return to the UK this summer. ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:13:47 GMT+00:00

Motion City Soundtrack

Studio albumsI Am the Movie * Commit This to Memory * Even If It Kills Me * My Dinosaur Life
EPsKids for America * Back to the Beat * Live at Lollapalooza 2007 * Acoustic EP
Split EPsSchatzi Split * Limbeck Split * Matchbook Romance Split
Singles"Promenade/Carolina" * "The Future Freaks Me Out" * "My Favorite Accident" * "Everything Is Alright" * "Hold Me Down" * "L.G. Fuad" * "Broken Heart" * "This Is for Real" * "It Had to Be You" * "Fell In Love Without You (Acoustic)" * "Disappear" * "Her Words Destroyed My Planet"
Related articlesDiscography * Epitaph Records * Columbia Records



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