“I need to have an image, need to have something visceral, something with motion and action.” Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. “Often I’ll be, like, ‘There’s just there’s not enough movement, there’s not enough inertia,'” he says. The alt rock pop band was then catapulted into the spotlight when 2014. Formed while vocalist Nicholas Petricca was in college, Walk. The band first made a name for themselves by touring relentlessly in support of their self titled debut, which featured the indie classic Anna Sun. Much of Walk The Moon’s forthcoming album What If Nothing is written from the perspective of someone who’s going through a breakup, but rather than focusing on the relationship that just ended, the album tells a tale of self-discovery and the exploration of whatever may lie ahead. The idea of bringing movement into lyrics, Petricca shares, is something that regularly comes up in the songwriting process. Ohio’s WALK THE MOON have been captivating audiences with their energetic live shows for the better part of a decade. In that sense, the album hearkens back to past WTM hits including “Shut Up and Dance” and “One Foot,” both of which used the idea of physical movement to overcome mental obstacles. This album lacks the excitement and energy that we heard on Walk the Moon, there are those few tracks that grab your attention and for a moment it feels like. To communicate those themes, HEIGHTS employs lyrics that paint a picture of moving higher in songs such as “Rise Up,” “Giants” and the title track.

“Just coming into a greater awareness and appreciation of who we are, as people and individuals, and that the imperfect, in-between perfect stuff is actually where the juice is, where so much of the beauty is,” he says. The second, Petricca explains, deals with “self-love or self-acceptance.” “Having that connection to the light at the end of the tunnel, believing that it’s there when you can’t see it.” “Perseverance, really sticking it out,” Petricca says of the first. As frontman Nicholas Petricca tells ABC Audio, the album deals with two main themes. As a whole, Talking is Hard retains both its predecessor’s accessibility and relatively more sophisticated songwriting, making it a better listen than the average indie pop effort. The band’s first record in four years, titled HEIGHTS, is out today. It’s a tad too saccharine for its own good, but overall, it’s difficult to complain about Walk the Moon here or on the group’s follow-up. You don’t have to shut up, but you’ll probably be dancing while listening to WALK THE MOON‘s new album.

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