Motive for Movement explained

Motive for Movement
Origin:	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Genre:	Indie rock Post-punk New Prog Indie-pop alternative rock
Years Active:	2005–2011
Associated Acts:	Foreign Home
Website:	motiveformovement.com
Current 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)

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

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

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:

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