The following is the discography of

Motion City Soundtrack Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Courtney Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew ...

, an American

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band that formed in

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in 1997. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist

Justin Pierre Justin Courtney Pierre (born May 26, 1976) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his int ...

, lead guitarist

Joshua Cain Joshua Allen Cain, (born July 31, 1976) is a guitarist and record producer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was the co-founder and lead guitarist of United States, American pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. Cain is also a record producer, music ...

, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their nearly twenty-year career, the group toured heavily and released six

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s, the majority on independent label

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. The band's sound, at times described as

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, made notable use of the

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. Their first album, '' I Am the Movie'', was originally self-released in 2002 before the group signed to Epitaph, which re-released the album in 2003. Their breakthrough album, ''

Commit This to Memory ''Commit This to Memory'' is the second studio album by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack. Produced by Mark Hoppus, the album was released on June 7, 2005, in the United States by Epitaph Records. The Minnesota-based rock act formed in 199 ...

'', arrived in 2005; it achieved the highest sales in the band's discography, selling over 500,000 albums worldwide. Their third record, ''

Even If It Kills Me ''Even if It Kills Me'' is the third studio album by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack. Produced by Ric Ocasek, Adam Schlesinger, and Eli Janney, the album was released on September 18, 2007, in the United States by Epitaph Records. Moti ...

'' (2007), also achieved commercial success. The band briefly signed to major label Columbia for their fourth album, ''

My Dinosaur Life ''My Dinosaur Life'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Motion City Soundtrack. Produced by Mark Hoppus, the album was released on January 19, 2010 by Columbia Records. After many years on independent label Epitaph Records, ...

'' (2010), which represented their best performance on U.S. charts, peaking at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. They rejoined Epitaph for '' Go'' in 2012 and '' Panic Stations'' in 2015, both of which represented large drop-offs in sales and chart performance. The group broke up in 2016. The band's discography consists of consists of six

s, one

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, twenty

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, five

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s, and five

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. The group also produced fifteen

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s, and appeared on numerous

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Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Splits

Singles

Promotional singles

Guest appearances

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Motion City Soundtrack
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