Even If It Kills Me

Rock · 2007 · 12 tracks · 43m

Even If It Kills Me

Motion City Soundtrack

Polished power-pop defined by jittery Moog synthesizers and hyper-literate lyrics about anxiety, recovery, and the messy pursuit of happiness.

It's the perfect record for when you're a total mess but you still want to dance in your car.

A bright, shimmering exterior of pop hooks masking a deeply vulnerable core of suburban anxiety and recovery.

Even If It Kills Me · vs · Motion City Soundtrack

Summer+2.2σ

Summer saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m

01

Fell in Love Without You

2:31

03

It Had to Be You

3:48

04

Last Night

3:17

05

Calling All Cops

3:24

06

Can’t Finish What You Started

3:56

07

The Conversation

2:50

08

Broken Heart

3:01

09

Hello Helicopter

4:23

10

Where I Belong

3:23

11

Point of Extinction

2:39

12

Antonia

3:16

13

Even If It Kills Me

3:51

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive burst of the Moog synthesizer that kicks off the opening track, setting a frantic but melodic pace.

The sudden, stark transition to a somber piano ballad on 'The Conversation', stripping away the distortion for raw vulnerability.

The layered, anthemic vocal harmonies that swell during the final chorus of the title track.

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