Walk The Moon Rock Group Is Taking A Hiatus – Deadline

Stroll the Moon is happening an indefinite hiatus. The band behind hits “Shut Up and Dance” and “Anna Solar” made the announcement on social media right this moment.

“The time has come for us to take a very good, lengthy break from touring and making data collectively. After we do reconvene, that will probably be a wonderful day. And the reality is, we don’t know when that’s gonna be,” frontman/singer/keyboardist Nicholas Petricca mentioned.

Petricca expressed his gratitude to Stroll the Moon’s guitarist Eli Maiman and drummer Sean Waugaman, its crew, and its devoted fan base.

“This summer time will mark 18 years since I began the band that will change its title to Stroll the Moon — half my life in the past,” Petricca mentioned. “For half of my life, this band has been the principle focus of my artistic love and power.… It is a gigantic act of affection to rigorously elevate one thing like this from the middle of our lives and place it gently to the facet, out of focus, and let it relaxation for a second. It’s a alternative we make powerfully, to comply with our reality, to create space for brand new creations, for household, to serve our well-being, and in the long term, even serve the well-being of Stroll the Moon.”

Within the video, Petricca additionally mentioned the band’s ultimate present will probably be livestreamed world wide, and that Stroll the Moon will probably be releasing new music within the close to future.

The group began at Ohio’s Kenyon Faculty in 2006, self-releasing Stroll the Moon’s debut album I Need! I Need! in 2010.