You Oughta Know : WALK THE MOON

Spirited, quirky Cincinnati, Ohio-based indie rockers Walk the Moon like to throw paint. Formed in the late 2000s around the talents of Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman, and Eli Maiman, the quartet released their 2010 debut album, I Want!, I Want!, and signed on with Brooklyn, New York-based boutique management company Mick Management, and began work on their follow-up LP with producer/mixer/songwriter Ben Allen at Atlanta, Georgia's Doppler Studios. The resulting eponymous sophomore outing arrived in 2012 on RCA Records. Walk the Moon shows are nothing short of electric. Petricca, with bassist Kevin Ray, guitarist Eli Maiman and drummer Sean Waugaman, (all Ohio natives) streak, dot and smear their faces in paint before every performance. Eager cro... Moreğ

Spirited, quirky Cincinnati, Ohio-based indie rockers Walk the Moon like to throw paint. Formed in the late 2000s around the talents of Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman, and Eli Maiman, the quartet released their 2010 debut album, I Want!, I Want!, and signed on with Brooklyn, New York-based boutique management company Mick Management, and began work on their follow-up LP with producer/mixer/songwriter Ben Allen at Atlanta, Georgia's Doppler Studios. The resulting eponymous sophomore outing arrived in 2012 on RCA Records. Walk the Moon shows are nothing short of electric. Petricca, with bassist Kevin Ray, guitarist Eli Maiman and drummer Sean Waugaman, (all Ohio natives) streak, dot and smear their faces in paint before every performance. Eager crowds predictably join in the fun and by the end, even the most staunch skeptics are in the colorful mix. Respected regulars in the Cincinnati and Columbus club scenes, the boys, all in their early twenties, have garnered notable respect from fans and bands alike in their first few ventures to major markets. Walk the Moon combine impressive musicianship with what the New York Post deems their "unrestrainable love for performing." It is a truly contagious mix. ĞLess