Motion City Soundtrack bass player Matt Taylor reminds his fans to never take things too serious in this world. This is the approach he takes whenever it comes to performing.

“The whole idea is [to] take yourself seriously, but never take yourself too seriously because that’s just gross,” Taylor said.

The band will be performing at Saint Louis University’s Spring Fever concert, which is set to take place on Wednesday, April 27. Motion City Soundtrack appreciates performances in front of college audiences because, Taylor said, students study diligently throughout the week and are ready to have a good time.

“The more the audience gives us, the more we give to them,” Taylor said.

The group has busy recording their next album. It will likely be finished in two to three weeks, but the band is unsure when the new material will be released to the public. According to Taylor, the band has more songs than they know what to do with right now, which he considers to be a good problem to have. He said that the songs are in the process of being revisited and refined.

The band’s previous albums include “My Dinosaur Life” (2010), “Even If it Kills Me” (2007), “Commit This to Memory” (2005) and “I Am the Movie” (2003).

Taylor expressed excitement about getting the newly recorded material to his fans. However, the band will not be playing any of their new material at the Spring Fever concert. He said that this would be incentive for audiences to come see the band play again.

“I guarantee I will be nervous as hell [when performing at SLU] because it has been well over a month since we performed live,” Taylor said.

However, he explained that these nerves are “good nerves.”

This year the band played a few shows, including a performance in Brazil in January and a few college shows, but has spent most of their time recording in the studio. The members of Motion City Soundtrack are looking forward to playing live again because while they are in the recording process, they practice individually, but not as a group. He said that it had been a month and a half since the band last practiced.

“It’s okay. We don’t really need to practice,” Taylor said.

Taylor explained that Motion City Soundtrack is ready for their April 27 show at Chaifetz Arena to affirm that live music is one of the most incredible things in the world.

“Music is fun. I just go up there, go crazy, let the music move me, and see what happens,” Taylor said.

Taylor invites students to come to the show, to have fun and to stick around after the show to chat with the band members. The band usually tries to mingle with students after the shows.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and is expected to end around 10:45 p.m. Cartel will be serve as the opening act for the evening.

For more information on Motion City Soundtrack, their upcoming album and their upcoming shows visit motioncitysoundtrack.com.