Genre: Alternative/Indie
Style: Punk-Pop, Punk Revival, Emo, Geek Rock, Neon Pop Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Members:
Justin Pierre, Joshua Cain, Jesse Johnson, Matthew Taylor, Tony Thaxton
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Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1997.
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, at times described as pop punk or emo, makes notable use of the Moog synthesizer. The band’s lyrics often touch on themes of anxiety, alienation, and relationships.
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The band’s musical style is widely recognizable by its unique blend of pop punk with the Moog synthesizer. The group has been widely attributed to a number of different genres, including pop rock, power pop, Indie rock, emo, and pop punk. Justin Pierre characterized the band’s music as “dirty, fast, happy, emotional rock songs.”
In 2023, the band supported the All-American Rejects on the Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour, staging appearances at Adjacent Fest and When We Were Young.
The band’s array of influences includes Superchunk, Jawbox, Braid, Pixies, the Rentals, Elvis Costello, Ben Folds, and the Weakerthans. Pierre has additionally cited Poster Children, the Carpenters, the Cardigans, Ben Folds Five, Tom Waits, the Flaming Lips, Sunny Day Real Estate, Fugazi, and Pavement as personal influences.
Their discography includes six studio albums, one live album, twenty singles, five extended plays, and five split EPs. The group also produced fifteen music videos and appeared on numerous compilation albums.
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