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As the title suggests, it’s a song that’ll make you dance. I first got a taste of this song when they preformed it back in August during their tour with Panic! At The Disco, and have been in love with it ever since. This leads into the inevitable mention of the album’s anthem, which is of course “Shut Up and Dance”. “It’s spastic and joyous” lead singer Nicholas Petricca says in his Spotify commentary, and its inescapable beat is impossible not to work your own body to. “Work This Body”, too, is a song about pushing oneself, however it is clearly one that is meant to be taken less seriously. It’s a wonderfully fun song that conveys an important message: that our generation has the power to bring about great change in the world, but that it starts with the individual.
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This theme carries over into the third track of the album, “Up 2 U”, a jam that contrasts soft keyboard chords against some super groovy, down and dirty electric guitar playing. On their Spotify track by track commentary, they reveal that it was written in direct support of the LGBT community, a group of individuals who they will continue to publicly support for, as their lyrics reflect, “as long as it takes”. And this begins with the very first track on the album, “Different Colors”, a song that encourages listeners to wake up, be rude, and get loud. With this album, WTM didn’t just send music out into the world, they sent out songs to uplift and empower young spirits. The big question then: did they deliver? For the most part, I’d say so. Needless to say, my expectations for Talking is Hard were pretty high. Since then, the Cincinnati band has climbed their way up my personal list of beloved bands, eventually landing themselves a spot in, what I refer to as, my nearly impenetrable “top five of all time” (which says a lot for a band with only one official album to their name). Like many fans, Walk the Moon first stole my heart just a few years ago when their song “Anna Sun” gained exposure as the iTunes single of the week. For the past few weeks, I’ve been sitting in absolute impatience, my ears antsy for the long-awaited release of Talking is Hard.