Walk The Moon Puts Its Best Foot Forward

It's with great pleasure that I announce to you that Cincinnati's pride and joy Walk The Moon has returned with a smashing new single "One Foot". This band's previous effort "Anna Sun" knocked my socks off as this blog has reported in the past. That had such aerobic workout intensity to it that I couldn't help but cheer for their rapid rise through the alt rock ranks. Now to be honest "One Foot" doesn't have the same brand of vigor but make no mistake when it comes time for Walk The Moon to take its plucky carnival out on the road there will be much dancing in the aisles, not to mention the obligatory sea of iPhone cameras ready to snap pictures for posterity. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca has maintained the verbal agility that made "Anna Sun" so fantastic. This effort comes from what I imagine is more of a spiritually emboldened place. His voice sounds armed to penetrate the thickest pea soup fog that anyone can come up with. Bassist Kevin Ray lends muscle to the proceedings. Especially during the chorus he comes forward to shine. Eli Maiman does due diligence to his guitar as well. There doesn't appear to be any clutter in the song's arrangements thus making for more of a pulse pounding result. The tempo takes you to places you never thought possible. It's like the musical equivalent of watching two master skiers flying neck and neck down a mountain, each man only competing with himself. Strangely enough you can even hear a bit of hip-hop sensibility in the lyrics "Ain't nothing left of us, this is the exodus. They're just testing us, they can't flex with us. They can't mess with us. They can't mess with us." Who knew Nicholas had it in him, but here's the tangible proof. The chorus gives off wave after wave of jubilation in service of a track caught up in live or die dramatics. How can you get more serious than "Not a soul in the road, not a star in the sky. It's a desert in my heart and nowhere to hide. I'm your king of nothing at all. And you're my queen of nothing at all. Kind of reminds me of that Simpsons moment where Mr. Burns declared rather brashly that "Homer Simpson is cock of nothing." Just a fun pop culture reference. I'll get back on the highway now. Drummer Sean Waugaman looks hyper focused in the video which has a mountainous terrain feel to it. "One Foot" benefits from his percussive backbone. The band itself benefits from its catchy new album title "What If Nothing", a signal that Walk The Moon doesn't take itself too seriously. In closing I'd say that "One Foot" has positioned itself for a nice run on the rock charts. Welcome back dudes.