Motive for Movement

Origin| Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Genres| Indie rock
Post-punk
New Prog
Indie-pop
alternative rock
Years active| 2005–2011
Members| Deric Williams-Vocals/Guitar/Keys
Tobie Munroe-Guitar (Bass 2005-2007)
Daniel Clark-Drums
Chris Davis-Bass (2007-2011)
Adam Nichols Vocals/Guitar (2005-2007)
Website| motiveformovement.com

Motive for Movement was a Tulsa, Oklahoma indie rock band that formed in 2005. The band consisted of the 4 members now known as Foreign Home. The band has gone through many style shifts since 2005 but consistently combines angular guitar and syncopated drums for a style often described as ambient shoegazing indie rock with Britpop melodic sensibilities.

## Played With

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* Copeland (band) (Tooth & Nail Records)
* Sparta (band) (Hollywood Records)
* Eagles of Death Metal
* Edison Glass (Credential Recordings)
* Dear and the Headlights (Equal Vision)
* Project 86 (Tooth & Nail Records)
* Showbread (Tooth & Nail Records)
* Inhale Exhale (Solid State Records)
* Vedera (Epic Records)
* The Ataris
* Capital Lights (Tooth & Nail Records)
* Umbrellas (band) (The Militia Group)
* Blinded Black (SideCho Records)
* Deas Vail (Mono Vs Stereo)
* Between the Trees (The Universal Motown/Universal Republic Group)
* Unwed Sailor (Burnt Toast Vinyl)
* Minutes Too Far (Doghouse Records)
* Hundred Year Storm (Floodgate)
* Other Lives (band) (TBD Records)
* Treaty of Paris (band)
* Eleventyseven (Gotee Records)
* The Valley Arena
* Meese (Atlantic Records)
* Le Meu Le Purr (TVT Records)
* Desole (Abacus Records)
* The Hanks
* The Forecast (Eyeball Records)
* PM Today (Rise Records)

### Festivals

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Diversafest 2008 with:

* Paramore (Fueled by Ramen)
* Phantom Planet (Fueled by Ramen)
* The Roots (MCA Records)
* Zappa Plays Zappa
* Ghostland Observatory
* Helmet
* Clutch
* The All-American Rejects (Interscope Records)
* The Disco Biscuits
* The Apples In Stereo (Simian)
* moe.
* Admiral Twin

Diversafest 2009 with:

* The Black Crows
* Cake (band)
* Rooney (band)
* The Cool Kids
* Ozomatli
* Metro Station (Columbia)
* Blue October (Universal Records)
* Other Lives (band) (TBD Records)
* Ra Ra Riot
* Delta Spirit
* Citizen Cope
* The Uglysuit
* Gogol Bordello

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