The first time I saw Motion City Soundtrack was only by accident. I had no idea who they were but bought tickets to the show since Straylight Run was supporting. I did listen to a few of their songs before going to the gig. At the gig, I really enjoyed the show they put on and decided to listen to them a bit more, including them in my playlist.

On Friday, I got the chance to watch them again. This time, I was at Electric Ballroom specifically for them, and them alone. It was one hell of a night.

The night started early though as it was a Friday and this at Electric Ballroom meant a club night. Even though the ticket said doors opening at 6:45, I ignored it and left home at my usual time.

Due to this, I totally missed the first support which was Jenny Owen Youngs save for her last song which I thought was a bit too country for me plus, I was still too busy buying a pint of cider. Just listened to her myspace page and her music is quite good. Shame I missed her then.

The second support was no consolation though as they were Free Energy and from their first song alone, I already had an impression of them, I did not like them one bit. The first impression did not change as the rest of their set was pretty much the same. In fairness, they did play with such enthusiasm.

Motion City Soundtrack was up on stage a few minutes after 8 and kicked off their set with Worker Bee which has a nice slow intro which quickly changes pace. An excellent choice for their first song. This was quickly followed up by The Future Freaks Me Out which is an old favourite. Justin hardly had to sing on this one though as everyone in the crowd was doing it for him and he was simply loving how everyone was responding to it.

This gig was part of their tour for their new album, My Dinosaur Life, so a number of songs came from this record. This included songs like Delirium, @!#?@!, Hysteria, Her Words Destroyed My Planet, A Lifeless Ordinary, Pulp Fiction. Even though the new record has only been out for a few weeks, the crowd was happily singing along to most of them.

Of course, a few old ones were thrown in to the mix which obviously made the crowd go crazy. Included were Broken Heart, Even If It Kills Me, Capital H, Attractive Today, When You’re Around, Last Night, and This is For Real.

As for their encore, they had Disappear from the new record and Everything Is Alright.

For song I expected them to perform but didn’t where Modern Chemistry and Calling All Cops. With that said, their setlist for the night was in no way disappointing. A good amount of old faves sandwiched in between the new ones.

Aside from their very upbeat and catchy music, the band always plays with such energy on stage. Justin (lead vocals) is still one of the most enjoyable lead vocals to watch on stage.

Thanks to Straylight Run, I’ve discovered such a great and fun band. I’m so glad I bought tickets for this one.