The time apart allowed us to sort of distill that life experience down just to understand each other again as brothers. There had been a lot of space that touring created between us and a lot of space for us to not have to talk. Petricca: We’re business partners, creative partners, roommates 90 percent of the year and dear friends, and we had to come together and connect on a deep level in order to make music again. When you guys did try making music together again, what was ultimately deciding factor for you to work on another album and continue Walk the Moon? Everyone was put in a corner and came back together. So after that time, we put ourselves in time out. It’s not something that happens with everybody that you play with and it’s easy to take for granted when that’s all you’re seeing every day, 300 days a year.

Maiman: I think, in total, it was five ? I think what ended up happening is we ended up losing sight over what had brought us together in the first place, which was just a drive for music and a pretty special connection musically.

Walk the moon album artwork