▁similarly ▁successful . ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁the ▁War ped ▁Tour . ▁They ▁briefly ▁signed ▁to ▁major ▁label ▁Columbia ▁for ▁My ▁Din osa ur ▁Life ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁but ▁rejo ined ▁Ep it aph ▁for ▁Go ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Their ▁most ▁recent ▁effort , ▁Pan ic ▁St ations , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁group ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁but ▁they ▁announced ▁a ▁re union ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁are ▁currently ▁on ▁tour . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Mot ion ▁City ▁Sound track ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁singer - song writer ▁Justin ▁Pierre ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Josh ua ▁C ain . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁du o ▁had ▁separately ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bands . ▁C ain ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁named ▁the ▁S add est ▁Girl ▁Story , ▁and ▁rec ru ited ▁Pierre ▁to ▁join ▁as ▁a ▁singer . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁called ▁Box car , ▁and ▁following ▁its ▁dissol ution , ▁he ▁and ▁Pierre ▁founded ▁Mot ion ▁City ▁Sound track ▁together . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁name ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁C ain ' s ▁brother , ▁Brian . ▁Their ▁early ▁days ▁were ▁difficult , ▁as ▁they ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁local