Moon landing

Walk the Moon, a fairly new and up-and-coming band out of Cincinnati, Ohio, was made famous by their breakout song entitled "Anna Sun."  The band headed by front man Nicholas Petricca on keyboard, vocals, and even composing parts of the album, has caught my eye. (An actually talented band member in this modern age...who knew?)  The band's style is an alternative rock mix of Young the Giant, Imagine Dragons, and Of Monsters and Men creating an amazing arrangement of crazy falsetto verses (in my personal favorite song, "Shiver shiver") to hints at harder rock with more intense guitar licks in songs like "Lisa Baby" and "Next in Line," and "Jenny." "Jenny," another one of my personal favorites contains a more gritty aspect with more active guitar and background instruments, not just another "frilly" alternative song.

"Shiver Shiver"

"Lisa Baby"

                                               "Jenny" ------>












"Quesadilla"

Another unique aspect of this band is the electronic element with the use of synthesizer and keyboard in songs like "Quesadilla." Over all this band is an instant favorite of mine, and is really what got me into listening to alternative music. Very glad I found them!



-Brooks Gonzales 

Sources: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nicholas-petricca-mn0002882149