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News: Motion City Soundtrack talks up new album!
Armed with a fourth studio album due for release in early 2010, Motion City Soundtrack will return to Australia for their third visit playing Soundwave in February and the band couldn't be any more excited!
"super super excited to come play Soundwave, you know to be able to play for everyone again and to tour with the bands that are gonna be on that tour," says Matt.
"We’re going to be sharing the stage with bands that influenced us so much when we’re younger. Yeah we’re really excited to come back".
Bringing with them will be a new soundscape that shapes the band's soon to be released fourth studio album.
The album also carries with it a common theme - a strong reference to movies or TV shows incuding Veronica Mars and the song, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and not to mention the title track of the album 'My Dinosaur Life'.
"That was something that Justin had come up with," Matt says. "He says that he heard it in a movie, think he misquoted it which I believe someone said ‘My Dragon Life’, he thought it was ‘My Dinosaur Life’. It was actually a good thing, we didn’t end up actually stealing the lines from the movies. He has an explanation for the title but it’s kind of his thing."
"He basically lives and breathes his movies, so I would assume every little reference is some sort of homage or reference to a movie that affected him in some way or another."
So what are fans really going to expect from their Soundwave performance? "That’s a good question. I have not thought that through! (laugh)"
"We would be playing songs and probably sweating (laugh). I don’t know, I’m really really excited to come back. The last time we played Soundwave was so fun. So I’m excited to play some new songs for everybody over there."
The band head back to Australia in February 2010 for the national Soundwave festival before releasing their album in Autumn.
Womadelaide 2010 The Armada, Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Ethiopiques, Babylon Circus and Ojos de Brujo live @ Botanic Park, Adelaide, SA (5-8 March 2010)
Adelaide Big Day Out. We were staying in the same hotel as other artists and I came downstaris to go to the after party and a big crowd was surrounding Aracde Fire and Bjork at the grand piano in the restaurant of the hotel. They were doing old show tunes and everyone was singing along. The lead singer of Arcade Fire was playing piano and everyone was singing along. I recall Buddy Holly's 'Everyday It's Getting Closer', a couple of ABBA songs and some John Lennon, it was very cool. Favourite festivals moments though are just when it's a good show with good reactions, where you don't have to think too much on stage and lose yourself.
Ideal Lineup? I'd have bands that would never be seen on the same stage because they've long since broken up or died, I'd have Blur opening the festival followed by the Smiths who would reform for my music festival, and At The Drive In would finish the day just when I was drunk enough to dance like they can.
Fave artist you've seen at a Music Festival? Rage Against The Machine. Also, Brand New who are a vastly under rated band from New York that played at Big Day Out. I saw them pretty much without fail at every Big Day Out and they were astounding, and to use the the cliche, quite inspiring. I've ripped off many of their moves since then!
Tips for attending Music Festivals Don't break your neck. Don't worry too much about getting to the front for every band you want to see. It's probably better to pick 4 or so that you can really absorb as opposed to having cursory glances at every one. It's like any 'day out' it's best to pace yourself, don't go mental and try to see everything, relax and take it all in.
My Festival Experience
