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WALK THE MOON - TIGHTROPE EP Vinyl GREEN & COKE BOTTLE CLEAR RSD Sealed Rare OOP. Condition is "New" sealed brand new!

Limited to 500 copies, super rare and out of print!

From RCA Records Press Release:

"WALK THE MOON announced today they will release TIGHTROPE, a 6 song EP digitally through all service providers on January 22nd. Featuring their current single “Tightrope” as well as three new recordings, 1 cover and a beloved B side, TIGHTROPE was recorded amidst the bands very successful end of 2012 touring schedule

In late 2012 WALK THE MOON premiered the video for “Tightrope” the second single off their self titled RCA Records debut album across VEVO. The video for “Tightrope” will also premiered across various MTV Networks properties including MTV Hits, mtvU, 120 Minutes and MTV.com. "

Limited to 500 copies

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Background

The title track to Tightrope was the fifth song on Walk theMoon's first major label studio album, Walk the Moon (2012).It was sent to USalternative radio stations on September 11, 2012, by RCA Records as the EP'slead single. The second song on the EP, "Anywayican", was firstreleased as the B-side for the "Anna Sun" 7-inch vinyl single. Theartwork for the Tightrope EP was created by Mike Perry, while its packaging wasdesigned by Meghan Foley. According to Chris DeVille of Columbus Alive, thesongs for Tightrope were recorded in a day.

Guitarist Eli Maiman told NKD Mag that there is "a lotof variety to the way" the band would write their music, saying:"Nick writes all the lyrics, but the music is a mixed bag. We don't have aset process yet, which may be a function of being such a young band."

Music

The Tightrope EP consists of six tracks, which includes anacoustic version and the original cut of its title track, a pair of neworiginal songs, a B-side from the 2012 self-titled album, and a live takes ofTalking Heads' "Burning Down the House". The music on the EP wascompared to the likes of indie pop bands Matt and Kim and Vampire Weekend. KikiVan Son of NKD Mag wrote that while Walk the Moon's "new material iscomposed of the same loud, infectious choruses" present in their previouswork, "the music is rooted in older styles of rock".

Speaking to Billboard about the new originals, front manNicholas Petricca described "Drunk in the Woods" as a song that goes"a little harder than [what they] usually do" and thought"Tête-à-tête" would follow Walk the Moon's quirky streak a littlefurther. Regarding the particular Talking Heads cover included at the end ofthe track list, Petricca said: "Their stuff is just dripping withpersonality. And there's a human factor, beautiful imperfections. We've messedaround with a few different Talking Heads covers over the years. This is onethat stuck."