On “All I Want”, which blends influences from funk and new wave, Petricca finds himself questioning if all of the things he wants (like more money or more sex) would make him happy, before realizing he’s got to find happiness within himself and become his own best friend. Where the album falters, however, is in its track listing: though some highlights like “Tiger Teeth” and “Lost In The Wild” are hidden within, with the first three singles located back-to-back at the beginning of the record, it feels rather front-heavy. This time they bring straightforward rock and roll (“Headphones”, “Feels Good To Be High”) and explore new song structures (“Press Restart”, “Sound Of Awakening”). With a focus on wide-open electronic landscapes, What If Nothing is largely (though not completely) without the new wave influences of Walk The Moon’s previous releases. It’s on these slower songs where the band truly shines: on “Tiger Teeth”- an epic, nearly five and a half minute long track- he accepts the inevitability of pain when giving yourself to someone fully, but also leaves open the possibility that one day he’ll breathe easy again. The song sees Petricca digging deep into his emotions, and marks the first time Walk The Moon have released a slower song as a single. While this message of empowerment and motivation has always been a part of Walk The Moon’s music, it’s portrayed clearer than ever this time.įollowing the release of the vibrant and frenetic “Headphones”, Walk The Moon shared “Surrender”, a ballad surrounded by electronic beats. When it came time to introduce the world to a new era of Walk The Moon, there couldn’t have been a better choice than “One Foot”, a foot-stomping anthem that urges the listener to take the first step forward. They took time off from the road following the death of Petricca’s father, and when they reconvened to write what would become What If Nothing, found themselves with the opportunity to start over and redefine who they are as a band. A few years later they broke out on an even bigger level of success with “Shut Up and Dance”, but while the song brought them in front of larger audiences than ever before, there was a disconnect between casual listeners, who knew the single, and the band’s dedicated fanbase, who knew every song. 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.įormed while vocalist Nicholas Petricca was in college, Walk The Moon initially gained recognition with “Anna Sun” in 2010. We may find ourselves faced with these same questions time and time again and while we might not find the answers we expect in the places we were looking, the process of searching within ourselves might be just what we need to move forward.
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As we get older, we have a tendency to hope that life’s questions will become simpler or that the answers will come to us easier, but over time we tend to realize that’s not the case. Throughout our lives, we’re plagued with questions.