Motion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack achieved a significant commercial breakthrough with their 2005 album, Commit This to Memory, which soared to No. 2 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. The band, which solidified its lineup in 2002 with Justin Courtney Pierre (vocals, guitar), Joshua Allen Cain (guitar), Matthew Scott Taylor (bass), Tony Richard Thaxton (drums), and Jesse Mack Johnson (keyboards), had already established a strong foundation with early releases like the 1999 7-inch single ‘Promenade / Carolina’ and EPs ‘Kids for America’ (2000) and ‘Back to the Beat’ (2000). Their self-released debut album, I Am the Movie, in 2003, led to their signing with Epitaph Records the same year.

1 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. This success led to Motion City Soundtrack signing a multiple-album deal with Columbia Records in 2009, under which they released My Dinosaur Life in 2010. This album achieved their highest chart position to date, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard 200.

This upcoming release will feature significant collaborations, including work with Patrick Stump, reinforcing Motion City Soundtrack’s enduring relevance and continued artistic evolution in the rock landscape.