Sacramento’s premiere middle-aged teen pop group, Motorcycle, speeds into its debut full-length this summer. 

Motorcycle’s sound is a blend of ’90s alternative guitar rock and classic pop punk mixed with 2010’s maximalist radio pop anthems that bring a party vibe that feels intoxicating and energetic, and makes the listener question how much of it is ironic humor and how much is unabashed fun. Guitarist/sometimes lead singer, Chris explains, “We have no idea how to actually do it that big, so we end up sounding like Weezer b-sides.”

Motorcycle is teaming up with Dandy Boy Records for their debut album, Relive It, which sees release September 4. The whole album is a collection of music that makes you nostalgic for your misspent youth listening to Lookout! Records and drinking Boone’s Farm on hot summer nights with your friends, while the overall theme of coming to terms with adult life and putting the call of the wild in the rearview adds to the dichotomy of the good time sounds.

Today, the band premieres its video for ‘Get Caught.’ Gabba had the following to say about it:

“The song is about being so good at being self-destructive that all those close to you in your life don’t even realize it’s happening. Maybe one of the benefits of feeling invisible is that you can get away with things and go unnoticed. It would be better if it wasn’t that way, though.

“For the video, we filmed it in front of Motorcycle Mansion. Motorcycle has zero clue about lighting and filming which made filming when it was dark a pretty bold move. Watching horror movies growing up, I’ve mostly always pictured me ‘saving the day’ by beating up the villains instead of being scared. I finally got to see the movie I wanted to see by filming the band beating up iconic monsters. 

“The lyrics about wanting to ‘Get Caught’ in our song can be considered kind of sad, but the catching of ‘catching the bad guy’ in our video might be seen as trying to be heroic.”

Photo courtesy of Motorcycle.