Once I was a man Stronger than the shelf Once there was a plan But one can never tell Once a mother’s gone The children raise themselves Most importantly they were a lot of fun to make and hopefully they can bring people some joy. These records were cathartic, in the way that sometimes leaves you more confused than before, but in a good way. It's hard to explain, the process has felt like a crazy, two year long, psychedelic therapy session for 5. Now it’s finished and it feels like everything has changed since those months in the forest. Personalities, egos, morals and all the clouds that enshroud them. Day and night also gave us a very exciting canvas to play with the idea of ‘self’. A backdrop for all the love that happens as the earth keeps turning, all the fear, the liberation and the repetition, the hope and the disillusionment. It became a backdrop for us to explore each other's personal experiences, together. The rapid smoky cycles that rocket a city towards ever-increasing productivity. The complex simplicity we experienced as we watched the Australian nature ebb and flow with the sun and the moon. The day and night set the scene for us throughout the process. Just before we went back to Berlin, we heard the first news of a new virus that seemed small and far away. Together we buried the dead kangaroo that had washed up in the flood and we learnt to live with the house spiders and the balcony snake. Weeks later the storms came and our little garden stream almost engulfed the house.
2020 had just begun, Australia was burning and we hoped the bushfires wouldn’t spread East to our spot. Thank you so much for listening.We rented a house and started writing out in the forest. We are sad, and we are taking a moment to reflect, to grieve, but Eli and Sean and I are going to keep being Walk The Moon and keep making music from our souls," Petricca concluded his message. "This is a very difficult and upsetting moment for us, and we imagine it might be for you, too. "At the request of those involved," Petricca chose not to divulge the specific actions that led to the band's decision, and disabled comments on the post "out of respect for everyone’s privacy." To be clear, that means he won’t be performing on any new music we release in the future, including the album that we’ve been recording this year." After very serious discussion and consideration, we’ve decided that from this point forward Kevin will no longer be a member of Walk The Moon. Kevin’s been a part of this band for 10 years, but at this time it’s become clear that we must part ways. We’ve received some firsthand information that leads us to conclude that Kevin Ray has acted out of alignment of our values. "Unfortunately, now is one of those moments. And if anything ever comes to our attention that contradicts that, we take action and do something about it," he said. Hi everyone, as the founder of Walk The Moon I can say, unquestionably, that it’s been this band’s lifelong commitment to create a safe, welcoming place for our audience, always. On Monday (December 21), singer Nicholas Petricca shared a statement with fans via Instagram video. Walk The Moon have parted ways with bassist Kevin Ray.