Pop Is Not The Enemy: Track of the Week #10

It's only the bloody track of the week!

This week for 'Track of the Week' we're featuring something a little summery from across the pond! Our big track this week is 'Shut up and Dance' by Walk the Moon, it's already been a massive hit in America and Australia and, as per usual the UK is massively behind on this, it's out this week over here.

Sonically it owes quite a debt to some of the Killers' back catalogue, that guitar riff is so infectious - especially when it chuggs it's way over the section before the chorus. This is guitar pop of the highest order, summery, catchy and so, so, SO good! Their sound somehow reminds me of the band fun. it has a similar sense of, well, fun and just giving yourself over to an absolute pop moment. This track makes me want to dance, jump on the bed and just go mental - truly dance like no-one is watching!

Velvety vocals drive the verses with the call-to-arms of a chorus bolstered by the chanted backing vocals. I'm not usually a massive fan of guitar solos but thankfully they avoid it completely with a mid-way frenetic synth breakdown which leads into a gorgeous stripped back section that shows off the simple yet effective pop hookery of the chorus.

"Oh don't you dare look back,

Just keep your eyes on me.

I said "You're holding back.",

She said "Shut up and dance with me!".

Lyrically it's not exactly Oscar Wilde, but who cares when you can write a pop tune like this? This track deserves to replicate it's success over here (it's looking fairly encouraging over on the i-Tunes chart), especially as the weather seems to be showing that Summer may be finally here! Other tunes from the back catalogue worth a look include the gloriously hyper 'Tightrope' from the 'Tightrope EP' and 'Quesadilla' from 2012's 'Walk the Moon' album.

Hopefully this won;t be the last we hear from this lot as this single offers a lot of promise!

So, without further ado, here is our Track of the Week, 'Shut Up and Dance' by Walk the Moon.