The Motion Sick is an indie rock band formed in Boston around 2006 known for "infectious, upbeat pop" and melancholy lyrics. The band has released two full-length albums, Her Brilliant Fifteen (2006) and The truth will catch you, just wait... (2008) as well as a split 7" with Golden Bloom (2010) and an EP of novelty songs (2010).

They sprung into notoriety after being featured as band of the month in SPIN Magazine in early 2006 and were selected as the best unsigned band in Boston by commercial radio station WFNX

WFNX

WFNX is a New England commercial alternative rock radio station. The station began broadcasting on Monday, April 11, 1983. It was one of the first American commercial stations to play alternative rock and has become a leading radio station for breaking new alternative music.WFNX broadcasts on 101.7...

 during the Last Band Standing competition. They also won The Boston Phoenix Best Local Band 2009 honor.

In 2008, the lead single from their second album, "30 Lives" aired extensively on TV stations around the world including MTV

MTV

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, Fuse TV

Fuse TV

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, and MuchMusic

MuchMusic

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. The song and video were noted for featuring a reference to using a video game code (The Konami Code) to get 30 lives to spend with a partner. The music video is a satire of '50s and '80s high-school movies and musicals and contains references to Grease

Grease (film)

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, Back to the Future

Back to the Future

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, Weird Science

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, and others. In late 2008, the song and video were included in several releases of the video game Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution

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: DDR X (Arcade game

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 and PlayStation 2

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) and DDR Universe 3 (Xbox 360

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).

Studio albums

• Her Brilliant Fifteen (2006)
• The truth will catch you, just wait... (2008)

Singles

• "Satellite" (2006)
• "Pre-Existing Condition" (2006)
• "30 Lives" (2008)

Music videos

Video	Album	Recorded in	Director
"Satellite"	The Motion Sick	2006	Gem
"Pre-Existing Condition"	The Motion Sick	2006	Gem
"30 Lives"	The Motion Sick	2008	Neil Forman
"Aquaman's Lament"	The Motion Sick	2010	Leesa Coyne
"I Grew A Mustache"	The Motion Sick	2010	Michael J. Epstein