![]() ![]() While the album will probably be best remembered for the single "The Future Freaks Me Out," the disc also showcased a scrappy punk band that sounded like Superchunk with a pop bent. I remember receiving a demo of their debut I Am The Movie in 2002, which was housed in a floppy disk case in a time before nostalgia colored all of pop culture. Motion City Soundtrack-who for a majority of their career were comprised of frontman Justin Pierre, guitarist Josh Cain, bassist Matt Taylor, keyboardist Jesse Johnson and drummer Tony Thaxton-may have toured with acts like Relient K and Panic! at the Disco, but in reality the band was far more influenced by Jawbox and Burning Airlines. So really, if you are one of the many snobs who took them for granted, their break-up is your fault. And it was that common misguided perception of the band that is at least partially responsible for their demise. Fans of "credible" punk may scoff at a band whose audience was largely comprised of teenagers, but in truth Motion City Soundtrack were probably far more capable as artists than often considered. After 19 years of churning out infectious pop songs, doing hundreds of gravity-defying keyboard handstands, and wearing 17 collective tons of Atticus clothing, Minneapolis' Motion City Soundtrack announced on Friday that they will be going on hiatus following their final tour later this year. ![]()
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