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Walk The Moon

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The Resume

    (2008- )
    Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
    2015 Lineup:
    Nicholas Petricca (February 16, 1987- ), lead vocals and keyboards
    Kevin Ray (December 6, 1986- ), bass guitar and vocals
    Sean Waugaman (September 18, 1987- ), drums and vocals
    Eli Maiman (February 7, 1986- ), guitar and vocals
    Recorded the albums 'Walk the Moon' (2012) and 'Talking Is Hard' (2014)
    Recorded the singles 'Anna Sun' (2011), 'Shut Up and Dance' (2014) and 'Different Colors' (2014)

Why they might be annoying:

    Petricca is the only member of the original lineup still in the band.
    They often spell their name in ALL CAPS.
    'Different Colors' was used in a Pepsi commercial.
    They paint their faces during live shows.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Their name was inspired by the Police song 'Walking on the Moon.'
    Petricca said their influences are 'artists that are unafraid of being kooky,' specifically citing Talking Heads, Prince and David Bowie.
    'Anna Sun' was called the 'song of the summer' by Esquire, Seventeen and MTV.
    'Shut Up and Dance' was #1 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart for 27 weeks, breaking the old record of 23 weeks held jointly by Imagine Dragons' 'Radioactive' and Hozier's 'Take Me to Church.'
    'Shut Up and Dance' was so ubiquitous that presidential candidate John Kasich busted a move to it at a press conference. (Petricca's diplomatic response: 'I can't say we endorse him or any other candidate, but we want our music to connect with all sorts of people.')

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 113 Votes: 48.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 145 Votes: 57.24% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 198 Votes: 41.41% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 335 Votes: 49.85% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 183 Votes: 53.55% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 59 Votes: 61.02% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 175 Votes: 49.14% Annoying