Motion City Soundtrack are back in business recently hitting Aussie stages at Soundwave 2010 sharing with us the delights of their fourth album ‘My Dinosaur life’. The album follows the same styling as the albums that came before, widely recognizable by their unique blend of pop rok, indie rock and punk revival. The lyrics are quirky, snarky but soul searching and sprinkled with cultural references. The lyrics are largely based on the personal experiences of the lead vocalist Justin Pierre. Pierre says he draws inspiration for lyrics from artists like "Ben Folds and Tom Waits and people who I believe tell stories" it is true that the album almost sounds like a personal diary of experienes or photo album of memories. With Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus as producer, My Dinosaur Life still provides excitement and energy, thrashing guitars and hyperkinetic drums, with moog synthesizers. Unfortunately the album does not live up to the originality and success of previous albums such as ‘I am The Movie’. “My dinosaur life’ fails to capture the band’s growing maturity. The chord progressions and riffs are recycled from tracks that have come before and show no development in the sound. ‘The History Lesson’ is perhaps the most disappointing track on the CD with the lead vocal giving off an almost winging effect. The last chorus the key change is almost unbearable and a terrible musical decision. Tracks such as “Her words destroyed my planet” are unoriginal but positively addictive; it is always entertaining when a band member admits to watching ‘Veronica Mars’ in the lyrics of a track. A band pop rock band that is fabulous with the pop but does not quite conquer the rock. Breana Garratt
Produced by Columbia
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