I Am the Movie by Motion City Soundtrack

I Am the Movie is the debut studio album by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack, released on June 23, 2003 through Epitaph Records. The group was formed in 1997 by vocalist Justin Pierre and guitarist Joshua Cain. It went through several lineup changes before stabilizing with the addition of keyboardist Jesse Johnson and drummer Tony Thaxton, both of whom joined in 2001. The band recorded several EPs prior to recording a full-length album, and their first attempts at doing so were unsuccessful. The album was originally recorded in 10 days at Black Lodge Studios in Eudora, Kansas with producer Ed Rose in February 2002. The band found the sessions stressful considering the lack of time. Afterwards, they distributed the CD, which was hand-packaged inside of a floppy disk, at concerts and on their website in mid-2002. The group attracted attention from several labels by the end of the year, and signed with independent label Epitaph in January 2003. They returned to Black Lodge for additional recording and remixing, with new bassist Matthew Taylor dubbing over the original bassist's parts, who had since left the band. Epitaph's version of the album—which included four new songs—was released on June 23, 2003. It attracted critical acclaim. In the U.S., the album peaked at number 42 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. It was supported by the singles "My Favorite Accident" and "The Future Freaks Me Out".