Pop-punk icons Motion City Soundtrack have recently announced that their new album, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, will be released on September 19th via Epitaph Records. Pre-orders for the album can be found here.
The album is their first collection of new music since 2015’s Panic Stations, and finds Motion City Soundtrack doubling down on their signature, defined sound with a renewed energy and purpose.
The lead single “She Is Afraid” is a perfect example of this, as it showcases how the band have recaptured the magic of their early days while also showcasing growth and maturity in the last decade — with bendy guitar licks and vocalist Justin Pierre’s unique vocal delivery.
Pierre explains, “As soon as I heard Josh’s bonkers guitar part, I flipped out. I don’t know how he does it. I’d been listening to a lot of Del the Funky Homosapien around the time of writing the lyrics, and I think his influence comes out a bit in the verses (but hopefully in a way that doesn’t sound totally derivative). I think the rest of the tune owes a debt of gratitude to That Dog for sure. Matt mentioned he hears some Faith No More in the tune, which is always a good sign, and now I hear it too. Hell, I learned how to be weird on stage watching Mike Patton on the You Fat Bastards (Live At The Britton Academy London) videocassette as a teenager in ‘90/‘91. I wore that shit out.”
Check out the song and its accompanying Severance inspired music video below:
Tour dates:
June 27th – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 19 – Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
Artwork:
Track-listing:
- Some Wear a Dark Heart
- She Is Afraid
- Particle Physics (feat. Patrick Stump)
- You Know Who the Fuck We Are
- Melancholia
- Your Days Are Numbered (feat. Mat Kerekes)
- Downer
- Mi Corazón
- Bloodline
- Things Like This (feat. Sincere Engineer)
- The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World
