So you spend a lot of time in, like, a casual relationship with each other because you canвЂ™t get away from each other and you donвЂ™t address those things -В and not just the issues, but just being able to talk deeply and emotionally about what weвЂ™re doing here and what it means to us and exploring ourselves. вЂњYou spend so long on this daily basis with each other that if you talk about all these deep, emotional things, itвЂ™s so draining. вЂњI think trust is a big part of it, trust that each member of the group is focused on making the same thing for the same reasons, or at least the right thing for the right reasons,вЂќ Ray said.

Ray, meanwhile, had the happier experience of getting married, but also dealt with rehabbing an injured shoulder.ДЇor all four band members - Petricca, Ray, guitarist Eli Maiman and drummer Shaun Waugaman - the chance to take a step away from music prompted them to face some important questions.В Those questions needed to be answered, Ray said, if Walk the Moon was to continue and the relationships within the group were to be healthy. Petricca watched his father slip away and die and wrestledВ with the loss and other personal issues. What started as a canceled tour soon grew into a hiatus. вЂњFor me personally, it was a strain because I saw what we had built with вЂShut Up and DanceвЂ™ just sort of lingering in limbo and not capitalizing on it,вЂќ Ray said. Pulling the plug on the tour, as necessary as it might have been, meant the band wouldnвЂ™t be able to build on the momentum generated by their breakout hit. вЂњShut Up and Dance,вЂќ the single from the second Walk the Moon album, вЂњTalking Is Hard,вЂќ had spent seven weeks in summer 2015 in the top five on Billboard's all-genre Hot 100 chart on its way to becoming a triple-platinum hit.

The newfound wisdom arrived after a period of uncertainty that began in summer of 2016 when the group canceled a tour so singer-guitarist Nicholas Petricca could be with his father, who was suffering from AlzheimerвЂ™s disease.ДЄccording to bassist Kevin Ray, the cancellation came at a bad time. Instead, band members have a new understanding of why theyвЂ™re in the band and the kinds of music they want to make. With the new album вЂњWhat If Nothing,вЂќ Walk the Moon hasnвЂ™t just returned from an extended gap between albums.

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