With their gritty guitars and airy melodies, Motive marries the NYC scene poppiness and darkness in one sound. Often compared to The Strokes and Interpol, this band’s strength is in their personal songwriting, with the lyrics taking the forefront in a lot of their music. Their new EP “It’s Illicit” -released in January – has really solid title track, but “Lay Some Light” (streaming below) shows this band’s real potential . Motive will play two shows in NYC with LA band NO (clever, ungoogable name!) on August 23rdat Glasslands Gallery and the day agter at The Mercury Lounge. – Paul Jordan Talbot, photo by Merri Cyr
