Brooklyn-based alt-rocker Moon Walker shares dynamic track and eye-catching visualizer “Give The People What They Want” out everywhere now. The experimental, timely third LP Apocalypticism by the rising rocker is due out October 20 and available for pre-order now here. Plus, catch Moon Walker live across the U.S. as he continues his debut tour this fall with support from Nordista Freeze. Tickets are on sale now via listentomoonwalker.com/tour.
The guitar-heavy rock tune “Give The People What They Want” carries some of the rocker’s most potent lyricism yet. Moon Walker says, “I essentially wanted to return to form and write my best straightforward guitar-centric rock song. It’s funny how this song would have fit like a glove on my other two records but is, arguably, the most out of place song on this one.”
On the forthcoming project’s sound and expanding beyond his previous work, Moon Walker continues, “I spent so much of this record trying to subvert my typical tendencies as a songwriter. I was leaning heavily on things like samples and synths to differentiate from the typically guitar/bass heavy music I made.”
The project’s previously shared title track was written in response to the recent wave of anti-semitism brought on by people like Kanye West and Majorie Taylor Greene. The potent track emerged when the realization of just how deep anti-semitic rhetoric runs in America began to set in. With pounding drums and unwavering conviction, the rocker’s heartfelt message amplifies as the song unfolds. Revealing his personal connection to the track and its meaningful subject matter, Moon Walker says, “My family came to America during the Pogroms in the 20’s so I’m well aware of the horrific history that has plagued my ancestors. Since I was a kid, I’ve been made fun of for my hair and my nose and for looking ‘too Jewish.’ I have, however, never felt unsafe as a Jewish American.” Despite encountering anti-semitic graffiti in his neighborhood and his social media comments being flooded with anti-semitism and neo-nazis, Moon Walker is unafraid to embrace who he is and is committed to standing up against the dangerous vitriol that continuously plagues society.
The track’s accompanying music video, directed by frequent collaborator Madison McConnell, is a defiant commentary on the dangers of succumbing to the status quo and societal norms and seeks to stand up to and resist these harmful systems of oppression. McConnel says, “The “Apocalypticism” video embraces the duality with light and dark. The apocalypse is the victory of dark over light. The imagery used in the video starts with harry and his alter ego. Harry’s alter ego or Mr. Hyde creates a virus using pieces from harry as it slowly kills him. I also tried to juxtapose a vision of the dystopian world we live in with the delusions of many that there are no problems.”
Moon Walker Live on Tour
With Support From Nordista Freeze
Fall 2023
Oct. 19 – New York, NY – The Bowery Electric*
Oct. 21 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
Oct. 23 – Tampa, FL – Hooch and Hive
Oct. 24 – Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub
Oct. 26 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
Oct. 28 – Houston, TX – Secret Group
Oct. 29 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Oct. 30 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
Nov. 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Nov. 3 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Nov. 11 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Nov. 12 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Nov. 14 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
Nov. 15 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
Nov. 16 – Detroit, MI – Lager House
Nov. 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
* Notes official album release show, without Nordista Freeze
