Motion City Soundtrack Announce New Album, 'The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World', Release New Single "She Is Afraid"

Motion City Soundtrack has announced that they will be releasing their brand new album, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, on September 19th, 2025 via Epitaph Records. This marks the first new album from the band since the release of 2015’s Panic Stations. The album was recorded in Chicago, IL at Electrical Audio and produced by Sean O’Keefe.

To commemorate the album release announcement, the band has unveiled the first new single, “She Is Afraid”. In a press release announcing the album and song, frontman Justin Pierre stated the following:

“As soon as I heard Josh’s bonkers guitar part, I flipped out. I don’t know how he does it. I’d been listening to a lot of Del the Funky Homosapien around the time of writing the lyrics, and I think his influence comes out a bit in the verses (but hopefully in a way that doesn’t sound totally derivative). I think the rest of the tune owes a debt of gratitude to That Dog for sure. Matt mentioned he hears some Faith No More in the tune, which is always a good sign, and now I hear it too. Hell, I learned how to be weird on stage watching Mike Patton on the You Fat Bastards (Live At The Britton Academy London) videocassette as a teenager in ‘90/‘91. I wore that shit out.”

You can check out the new single and its Severance-inspired music video below, along with the album artwork and track listing. You can click here to pre-order the record.

Main Photo: Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack performing in Sacramento, CA // Main Photo Credit: Jared Stossel for Shameless SF/Staff

Motion City Soundtrack
The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World
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