Overview

• The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World is due Sept. 17 via Epitaph and marks Motion City Soundtrack’s first studio album in a decade
• The lead single “She Is Afraid” arrived with a Severance-inspired music video set in a dystopian office world
• The album was recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago with producer Sean O’Keefe and features 11 tracks showcasing the band’s pop-punk energy
• Guest appearances include Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, Citizen’s Mat Kerekes and Sincere Engineer’s Deanna Belos on select songs
• This announcement follows the group’s 2019 reunion and last year’s release of “Stop Talking” for the coming-of-age film Dìdi, signaling a renewed creative phase