“Avalanche” is the closest the band gets to harkening back to its debut sound while having the nuanced production work in the song’s favor. There are moments where retro worship and modern execution come together in perfect balance, finding the group in its most original form. Many elements are in the name of experimentation, but most are half-baked ideas. On “Up 2 U,” singer Nicholas Petricca’s out-of-tune glissando morphs into an out-of-place punky wail. “Work This Body’s” pounded electric piano, choir-like background and precise guitar solo means to be a Queen-sized epic but comes off as silly, complete with a nonsensical lyric about burning a flame in the pouring rain. The stuttered vocals on “Sidekick,” the thorny synthesizer that holds together “Portugal” and vocoder harmonies and drum-machine patterns do little to reimagine the colors in which the album paints. The biggest trouble the record faces is lifting from its idols while still sounding authentic. The band continues to place its romances on a pedestal, but crosses over into clichés of dancing and destined love much more often. LGBTQ anthem, in which they declare “We’ll be rude, we’ll be loud/As long as it takes.” When not directly addressing listeners with superficial “victory marches,” as the band calls them, Walk the Moon returns to its bread-and-butter. The attempt at widespread appeal is no clearer than in “Different Colors,” the band’s turn at an With a larger audience to appease, the song structures become more simplistic and the lyrics less mature. The cleaner, more pop-focused production acts like a whip for every other aspect of the album. The songs are shorter than those on its first album, and more anchored in basic four-chord song formats. Sadly and unsurprisingly, the band’s newest album, “Talking is Hard,” seems trapped by the immaturity of its younger audience that propelled it into the spotlight. The goofy, tongue-in-cheek lyrics illustrated a confidence that was juvenile and twee to a fault, but they are forgiven by irresistible melodies that framed them as hopelessly romantic. In its self-titled debut in 2012, the poppy quartet situated itself at the crossroads between New Wave icons and contemporary young-adult rock stars. Walk the Moon play London’s Borderline on 10th October 2017.Depending on the listener, Walk the Moon’s freewheeling tunes about lust, cars and self-reproach could be achingly relatable or irritatingly melodramatic. Even without the political undertones, the song is fun, motivational, and perfect to have a dance to – a great song to get you through the first few weeks of semester one.
Also, that the tempo speeds up in the second verse when Petricca sings ‘Ain’t nothing left of us/ This is the exodus/ They’re just testing us.’, creates an exciting change to the tone of the song as it blends in a feeling of frustration. There’s a hint of bitterness in some lines such as ‘the so-called land of the free’ and ‘you and I will walk into the emptiness’, which contrasts against the cheerful rhythm, emphasising this idea of instability.
The lyrics describe the feeling of having to move forward without knowing what the future is – an emotion that may resonate with listeners during our current political climate. There’s a hint of bitterness in some lines such as ‘the so-called land of the free’ and ‘you and I will walk into the emptiness’, which contrasts against the cheerful rhythm Nick Petricca utilises his strong falsetto from the start and the use of synths is in-keeping with the feel of preceding albums, making it clear to fans that they are back with an album just as good as their previous ones. However, this move to ‘poppier’ music does not compromise their distinctive sound. It’s not hard to see why this song was chosen to be their initial release with catchy lyrics and an upbeat melody it is undoubtedly as infectious as their most popular track ‘Shut Up and Dance’. Walk the Moon are back with their new single ‘One Foot’ from their upcoming album What if Nothing, due to be released on the 10th of November 2017.
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