Only three years before the success of the RCA release Nick was trying to build the bands reputation by touring local venues and pedaling two self-made albums. Petricca says, Walk the Moon’s current lineup, the lineup that freshens up tracks from their harder to find 2010 self-distributed I Want! I Want! on the new self-titled, has only been around since this year. But with the bands new found following, and touring schedule changes are a survival tactic at this point.
There is something endearing about a group who pays attention to their audience in aspects that most artists wouldn’t. Face paint on the band and crowd is now a trademark at most live shows. This is a call back to the Anna Sun music video where Nick walks through a sea of friends in costume and face paint in between moments of Thriller and Westside Story style dance offs. In the spirit of keeping his friends involved, the video was the brain child of Nick’s friend who is an indie director, and used a local Chicagoan dance group to choreograph the five and a half minuet continuous shot.
As a band with relatively newly found success it’s hard to say what lies in the future for such a fanccentric group. Something that has been promised in interviews with Walk the Moon is evolution. The quartet sites the Talking Heads, David Bowie and The Red Hot Chili Peppers as influences. And with such a blatant Police reference as the band’s name I’d say the shoes to fill are quite large. However this debut effort is a good place to start.
This is Walk the Moon.
Tracks Heard In This Podcast:
I Can Lift A Car (All By Myself)
I Want! I Want!
Anna Sun
Tightrope
Jenny
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