Motion City Soundtrack

One of several key bands who successfully bridged the gap between pop punk and emo, Motion City Soundtrack have maintained their core sound by translating relatable, introspective lyrics through hard-driving alternative rock, made more unique by its prominent use of Moog synthesizer. Their highly-regarded 2005 breakthrough, Commit This To Memory, kicked off a period of mainstream success that saw albums like Even If It Kills Me (2007) and My Dinosaur Life (2010) finding the upper reaches of the pop charts. After a brief major label stint on Columbia, the Minneapolis group retu...