That isn’t a comment on its quality or staying power - it holds up just as well right this minute as the first time I heard it - but I have to give some weight to my own habits when ordering this list. The only thing keeping Talking is Hard at #20 and not higher on this list is that I haven’t played it a ton since the several months after first hearing it. Reply Album cuts from Walk the Moons Talking is Hard (2014) Share Thread. Fueled by 80s synths and crackling melodies, this is the strongest collection of pure pop songs I’ve heard in a long time. Album cuts from Walk the Moons Talking is Hard (2014) Lost/found media.

When I bought the album, I realized that as fun and infectious as that song is, it’s probably the worst track on Talking is Hard. I discovered them the same way most people did, through their hit song ‘Shut Up and Dance,’ which reached #4 on the Hot 100 nearly a year after its initial release. WALK THE MOON RELEASES NEW SINGLE 'SHUT UP AND DANCE' TODAY SOPHOMORE ALBUM COMING LATE 2014 SHUT UP AND TOUR 2014 KICKS OFF OCTOBER 8TH (New York - NY) Critically praised alt pop band WALK THE MOON releases new single 'Shut Up and Dance', available now on all digital providers (LISTEN HERE / BUY HERE). Still, my gut tells me I’ve done less of that as I’ve gotten older. The band has released four albums, ' I Want I Want ' (2010), ' Walk the Moon ' (2012), ' Talking is Hard ' (2014), and ' What if Nothing ' (2017). I tend to stick with artists I already know and love, but I try to explore new acts as often as I can. The band consists of Nicholas Petricca (vocals, keyboards), Eli Maiman (guitar, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals). I don’t know if that’s high or low compared to previous decades.

This album includes their biggest hit to date, Shut Up and Dance. Four of the 20 albums on this list mark my first in-depth exposure to the artist. In December 2014, the band released their second major-label studio album, Talking Is Hard.

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