Music, Mood, Muse Volume 2: Walk the Moon
Hello and welcome to the second installment of Music, Mood, and Muse. In the first post, I described how The Neighbourhood defined the tones and shades of my life. Walk the Moon, however, showed me how to live my life in technicolor.
Walk the Moon at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel
Walk the Moon is an American Rock band that formed in 2006. They began gaining traction in 2011 after the release of their song Anna Sun. I was introduced to Walk the Moon one Fall night in 2012. I was just starting college when I met Nina who #funfact introduced me to both the Neighbourhood and Walk the Moon. Nina and I had a Thursday tradition of bagels and tea after our Design Communication class. The soundtrack to these trips was Walk the Moon, their first and self titled studio album.
Image taken from http://www.walkthemoonband.com
The Walk the Moon album is high energy, synth magic. This Consequence of Sound article describes it perfectly: “The song composition is impeccable for inciting dance parties and rowdy singalongs, with the falsetto vocals of ‘Shiver Shiver’, the opening drum sequence of ‘Quesadilla’, and the heavy synths of ‘Fixin’ among the notable highlights. The band switches from uptempo drum kicks to atmospheric soundscapes of echoing beats and guitars seamlessly, with Nicholas Petricca’s soaring vocals making the transitions even sweeter, especially noticeable on “Next in Line”.
Their music perfectly mirrored the fast paced, adrenaline filled life that became my first semester came to be. The craziness culminated into greatness one October night. It was midterms Nina, Briana, and I were all dolled up, draped in clothes full of color, and giddy with excitement ready for our first concert. This became one of three concerts that I went to for Walk the Moon.
Walk The Moon at Terminal West
In December of 2014, Walk the Moon released Talking is Hard, their second studio album. This featured “Shut Up and Dance”. In late 2017 they released What If Nothing. Although these albums didn’t hit the soft spot in my heart, they were still good.
With that, I am going to begin the photo portion of this blog. Each photo is inspired by lyrics from Walk the Moon’s self titled album.
“What do you know? this house is falling apart/ What can I say? this house is falling apart/ We got no money, but we got heart/ We're gonna rattle this ghost town/ This house is falling apart” - Walk The Moon. Walk the Moon. RCA. 2012
“I saw a glimpse, a shimmer a shadow/ Or something I had once/ But since lost and now I/ I've got a feeling that I'm not complete anymore” - Walk The Moon. Walk the Moon. RCA. 2012
![“When you are close to me I shiver [x4]” - Walk The Moon. Walk the Moon. RCA. 2012Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD63wVc57A8](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5af3846696d455ebf4460bad/1539221020438-4WN6972V5K5P9LD15DY5/IMG_3977.JPG)
“When you are close to me I shiver [x4]” - Walk The Moon. Walk the Moon. RCA. 2012
“I must've tumbled out of a plane /Cause I free-fell all year/ My chute is blooming out like spring/ And I'm nowhere now, but here “ - Walk The Moon. Walk the Moon. RCA. 2012
Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98jijv5-xOg
And with that, I will conclude my second Music, Mood, and Muse.Stay tuned next week for a special A Thousand Words in which I continue the conversation on Walk the Moon and how they influenced a friend!If you want to listen to more of Walk the Moonyou can find them on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DIS6PRrLS3wbnZsf7vYic?si=t-Jr4PaBTlqh29_jSYjuoA
If you're a fan, comment your top five songs below. I am curious...