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My Dinosaur Life
Rock · 2010 · 13 tracks · 43m

My Dinosaur Life

Motion City Soundtrack

A high-octane collision of vintage Moog synthesizers and neurotic power-pop. Polished, jittery, and obsessed with the anxieties of growing up.

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It's the perfect soundtrack for when you're 26 and realize you're still a mess but at least the synths are cool.

A high-velocity panic attack wrapped in neon-bright melodies and self-aware cynicism.

My Dinosaur Life · vs · Motion City Soundtrack
Basement Show+1.0σ

Basement Show saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 43m
01
Worker Bee
2:25
02
A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)
3:24
03
Her Words Destroyed My Planet
3:39
04
Disappear
3:13
05
Delirium
3:29
06
History Lesson
2:35
07
Stand Too Close
2:48
08
Pulp Fiction
3:53
09
@!#?@!
3:00
10
Hysteria
3:06
11
Skin and Bones
3:36
12
The Weakends
4:49
13
Sunny Day
3:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
the explosive drum fill and buzzing synth line that opens Worker Bee
the sudden shift into the massive, anthemic chorus of Her Words Destroyed My Planet
the vulnerable, stripped-back bridge of The Weakends before the final wall of sound
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