Motion City Soundtrack * Same Old Wasted Wonderful World [New LP] Classical meticulously detailed record that includes

meticulously detailed record that includes everything from folk to prog via baroque pop and touches of alt-rock - with nods to everything from Joanna Newsom to Randy Newman via Fiona Apple and Janis Ian - yet all the while retaining that unmistakably unique sound that only this combination of musicians can come up with

Con Onor Muore - Giacomo Puccini

and the jangly "Someday" with it's hairshirt of vulnerability from a bad break-up

He was a gifted pianist

inspired by her violinist mother

Motion City Soundtrack * Same Old Wasted Wonderful World [New LP] Classical meticulously detailed record that includesAfter a ten year absence that left a palpable void in the hearts of millennial emo kids, Motion City Soundtrack are finally back and yes, it's everything we hoped for. The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World (out September 19) feels like coming home: a dizzying, emotionally articulate blast of guitar laced pop punk that reminds us why this band meant so much in the first place. It's a sonic time machine, sure, but it never gets stuck in the past. Instead,