WALK THE MOON
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Left to right: Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman, Nicholas Petricca, Eli Maiman
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | RCA |
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| Website | walkthemoonband |
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Walk The Moon (styled WALK THE MOON) is an American rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2006, while a student at Kenyon College, deriving the band's name from the song "Walking on the Moon" by The Police. The group independently released their debut studio album, i want, i want, in November 2010, receiving airplay for the track "Anna Sun" on multiple Alternative radio stations. Along with the success of Anna Sun, Alt. Nation named them a band you need to know for the Summer of 2012. Influential music blog Neon Gold helped to break the band in January 2011, calling Anna Sun "the kind of stuff British A&R dreams, and major label bidding wars, are made of." In February 2011, they signed to RCA Records and in June 2012 released their first major label studio album, Walk the Moon which includes a re-recorded version of Anna Sun from i want!, i want!, which was song of the summer at least two years in a row. In December 2014, the band released their second major-label studio album, Talking Is Hard. This album includes the song "Shut Up and Dance," which hit number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Ryan Seed of Billboard gave "Shut Up and Dance" four and a half stars out of five.
In 2011, the band members began to paint their faces for live performances and they would bring enough paint to share with audience members. They have claimed it has become a “live tradition”.Bonnaroo’s camera crew documented the painting process in a short video from the 2011 festival. Preceding the release of their album, Walk the Moon went on tour with Young the Giant and Kaiser Chiefs, as well as releasing a three-song sampler, Anna Sun EP, in January 2012. The band played at the Sasquatch Music Festival and Firefly Music Festival. They are known for their energetic performances and tireless touring schedule Before the release of their self-titled album, Walk the Moon joined many other performers at the Music Midtown festival and performed on the Great Southeast Music Hall Stage in Atlanta, Georgia in September 2011. In the spring 2011, the band went on a short tour with the west coast band, Grouplove, as well as supported Panic! at the Disco and Weezer on select dates. The band played on the main stage at the 20th Anniversary of Lollapalooza and also supported Local Natives in an Official Lollaplooza Aftershow at Lincoln Hall.
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