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A new Motion City Soundtrack

Posted by Loren on June 17, 2025

A new Motion City Soundtrack
photo by Ben Pier

Ten years after Panic Stations, Motion City Soundtrack returns with a new album out on Sept. 19. The new record is called The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World and release on Epitaph Records.

The band reconvened after a three year hiatus in 2019, playing sporadic shows in recent years and leading up to the new release.

Here's a new single too:

The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World tracklisting

1.    Some Wear a Dark Heart 
2.    She Is Afraid
3.    Particle Physics (feat. Patrick Stump)
4.    You Know Who the Fuck We Are
5.    Melancholia
6.    Your Days Are Numbered (feat. Mat Kerekes)
7.    Downer
8.    Mi Corazón
9.    Bloodline
10.  Things Like This (feat. Sincere Engineer)
11.  The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World

Motion City Soundtrack On Tour

June 17 – New York, NYC – Mercury Lounge
June 18 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
June 27th – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 19 – Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival

A new Motion City Soundtrack
photo by Ben Pier

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