It was featured on the hit TV show Vampire Diaries in the first episode of season three. "Anna Sun" was added to the video rotation of American Eagle Outfitters stores in May 2011. Anna Sun rose to the number one spot on Alt. It has been officially remixed by Fool's Gold and received a Trouble Productions remix by Albert Hammond Jr. "Don't be afraid to play." The song was named after one of their favorite teachers ( see here and here) It was named song of the summer by MTV and Seventeen Mag, and one of the top songs of the year by Amazon. "It's about college, about maintaining that little bit of being a kid," Petricca said. Written by Petricca and New York songwriter Nick Lerangis as their time at Kenyon College came to an end. The lead single from the album, " Anna Sun", became a surprise hit in the summer of 2011 following an endorsement by the Esquire article "30 Summer Songs Every Man Should Listen To". The band's self-released album i Want! i Want! was recorded by Chris Schmidt and Ben Cochran at Soap Floats Recording Studio in their hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. The band played on the main stage at the 20th Anniversary of Lollapalooza and also supported Local Natives in an Official Lollaplooza Aftershow at Lincoln Hall. In spring 2011, the band went on a short tour with the west coast band, Grouplove, as well as supported Panic! at the Disco and Weezer on select dates. īefore the release of their self-titled album, Walk the Moon joined many other performers at the Music Midtown festival and performed on the Great Southeast Music Hall Stage in Atlanta, Georgia in September 2011. They are known for their energetic performances and tireless touring schedule. The band played at the Sasquatch Music Festival and Firefly Music Festival. Bonnaroo’s camera crew documented the painting process in a short video from the 2011 festival. They have claimed it has become a “live tradition”. In 2011, the band members began to paint their faces for live performances and they would bring enough paint to share with audience members. Influential music blog Neon Gold helped to break the band in January 2011, calling "Anna Sun", "the kind of stuff British A&R dreams, and major label bidding wars, are made of." In February 2011, Walk the Moon signed to RCA Records. Along with the success of "Anna Sun", Alt Nation named them a band you need to know for the summer of 2012. The group independently released their debut studio album, I want! I want!, in November 2010, receiving airplay for the track " Anna Sun" on multiple alternative radio stations.
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