Schatzi contributes three great songs to the split, two of which evoke the same energy as Motion City Soundtrack’s tracks, yet are less poppy and more moody.
I used to like Nothingface, but as time goes on, the band seems to’ve modified the intense hooks and grooves that made their heavy-set sounds explode on impact.
Drawing from Camden, the last Jawbox, and Joshua’s EP on Doghouse, Delaware’s The Same Page are wrangling some pretty/abrasive bursts of dissonance vs. yelping.
The first single is “The Future Freaks Me Out,” which is probably the catchiest song on the record, yet still heartfelt and simple enough to not be annoying.
When Motion City Soundtrack took to the stage and delivered an energetic mix of anthemic rock and melodic synth-pop, I was practically bouncing off the walls.
Recorded in 1986, it shows the band at its most heavy and least experimental. For fans who’ve tired of the band’s increasingly experimental and spotty output.