Music News — April 19, 2012 at 7:58 pm

Motion City Soundtrack return home to Epitaph to release new album ‘Go’ – out June 15

by MTRBWY

Motion City Soundtrack Return Home to Epitaph to Release New Album Go – out June 15

Motion City Soundtrack return home to their long-time label Epitaph to release their fifth full-length studio album Go on June 15, 2012. The new album is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed My Dinosaur Life and was recorded over an extended period of time this past winter at Flowers Studio in their hometown of Minneapolis, with Ed Ackerson co-producing alongside the band. The first single from the new album is the characteristically catchy True Romance which premiered exclusively on www.rollingstone.com this week and is available digitally now.

On Go, Motion City Soundtrack – Justin Pierre, Josh Cain, Matt Taylor, Jesse Johnson and Tony Thaxton – really felt they could stretch out during the recording process due to the fact that they had no label to report to, a creative freedom they hadn’t experienced since recording their debut album I Am The Movie in 2002. In addition, the band entered the studio after their “4 Albums, 2 Nights, 7 Cities” tour, where they played their entire catalogue. This career spanning run gave them time to reflect and that combined with their renewed sense of freedom resulted in the most mature Motion City Soundtrack album to date.

This past fall the band also launched their own imprint – The Boombox Generation – and released a split 7” with Trampled By Turtles. They’re now partnered with Drexel University’s student-run label Mad Dragon Records to curate and produce a series of vinyl and digital releases by emerging artists called “Making Moves” that will continue throughout the year.

Motion City Soundtrack is excited about their return to Epitaph who released their first three albums – I Am The Movie (2003), Commit This to Memory (2005), and Even If It Kills Me (2007).

“We are all extremely excited to be back on Epitaph records. Brett and company have truly been a second family to us over the years, both personally and career-wise. We are beyond ecstatic about our new album and the fact that its new home is going to be Epitaph Records.” – Justin Pierre

“It’s great to be working with the boys again; it seems they’ve finally made the album that they’ve always wanted to make: a really crowning achievement on an already stunning career” – Brett Gurewitz, Founder CEO, Epitaph | Anti- | Kings Road Merch

Go is about choices, embracing what you have, love, death and more.

Motion City Soundtrack – Go Tracklisting