Midwest rockers Motion City Soundtrack give their best post-grunge impression on their studio debut, I Am the Movie. It's probably the slickest thing Epitaph has released up to this point and pretty stylish compared to their celebrated punk roster (Bad Religion, Pennywise, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys), but who's to say that Motion City Soundtrack isn't worthy of being on such a label? I Am the Movie is layered with rich guitar hooks and small electronic bits are precisely tweaked throughout the 14-song set. The band's fierce musicianship is solid and frontman/guitarist Justin Pierre's emo-tinged vocals are charming, and fans of Jimmy Eat World and the like will enjoy that. What's made Epitaph a staple among the punk community all these years is their ability to single out the pure ock & roll grit, and Motion City Soundtrack doesn't exactly possess such energy. But don't write 'em off just yet. I Am the Movie is ambitious in presentation and pop kids latching onto the new-millennium wave of post-alternative rock will appreciate the band's whimsical ock sound. Motion City Soundtrack might be aiming for that polished punk-inspired style and obviously they're eager in effort, so the potential is there. There's nothing wrong with some shiny punk-pop.
So I don't listen to a whole lot of "pop punk", persay, but on the random thought of "yeah, I'll listen to that while i get ready to go to work" so i put in "I Am The Movie" by the lovely Motion City Soundtrack. Finally I had to leave so I just put it in the car with me, singing along the way to work. Probably the best part of my nite was getting back in the car and driving home, windows down...
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Turns out that the show Motion City Soundtrack is playing in Nashville in July is at rocketown and is the same week as the one I'm gonna be up there for rock and roll camp. I've also found a few friends from school who would like to go, so alas, i might get to go and rock out.score.
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In North Dakota the thing that guides most people's musical taste is the weekly top 40. Not to say that music is bad, I just rarely ever connect with anything main stream.I don't remember how it happened and I couldn't tell you specifically what band it was. But somehow, in this city where rap and country rules, I found the music that fit me.There has never been another thing more influential a...
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| 2 Shiver |
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| 3 The Future Freaks Me Out |
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| 4 Indoor Living |
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| 5 My Favorite Accident |
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| 6 Perfect Teeth |
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| 7 Boombox Generation |
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| 8 Don't Call It a Comeback |
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| 9 Modern Chemistry |
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| 10 Capital H |
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| 11 Red Dress |
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| 12 Mary Without Sound |
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| 13 Autographs & Apologies |
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| 14 A-OK |
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| 15 My Favorite Accident [Music Video] |
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