The power of all-male bands nowadays is recognized no matter what the genre the group might delve into. We have all been blessed to have seen One Direction and 5SOS treat us with their pop-saturated tracks and albums and we must admit that their influence on our taste in music has played an integral part in our lives.
But behind all of these, the intelligent music populace has come to attest that it is not only charisma that makes a boy band work, it is through their sheer capacity to skillfully channel their artistry without being regarded as ‘too bland’. One of the most powerful boy groups just biding their time is the band Walk the Moon, and with how they are faring in their venture, success is within their grasp sooner than they thought.
The quartet comprised of Nicholas Petricca, Sean Waugaman, Eli Maiman and Kevin Ray has been dominating some well-known music charts focusing on genres such as indie pop, power pop, dance rock, synthpop and even the seemingly-defunct new wave.
The group started out with lead vocalist Petricca in 2007 and after a few alterations to their line-up, the group was finalized with the aforementioned members. The band’s name came from the famous new era group The Police and their song ‘Walking on the Moon,’ although no strong influential ties have been established to this particular track.
Until they signed a contract with musical conglomerate RCA Records in 2012, the group found solace in doing front acts and music stints via collaborations. In June of 2012, Walk the Moon ventured out into making it big by releasing their first self-titled studio album.
While the first album received a lukewarm welcome from the music industry, the group never felt down and ensured that their follow-up LP will be explosive. A year later, the album Talking Is Hard was made public and it can be remembered that Walk the Moon became famous via the track Shut Up and Dance, which placed well on numerous music charts.
Shut Up and Dance is the band’s biggest song to date as it easily careened through the Billboard Hot 100 as the 4th placer on the list a few days after its release. The track has also received light and positive reviews as it safely positioned itself in Billboard’s Rock Songs Chart and Billboard’s Alternative List.
While Walk the Moon can be tagged as a budding male group, they have been slowly getting all the attention they need to arrive at a more successful finish. With three studio albums under their belts, the band has also been noticed by the Teen Choice Awards (Choice Music: Party Song) and the MTV Music Awards (Best Rock Video), both for the song Shut Up and Dance.
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