Influential music blog Neon Gold helped to break the band in January 2011. The group independently released their debut studio album in November 2010.
Lead singer Nicholas Petricca started the band in 2006, while a student at Kenyon College, deriving the band's name from the song 'Walking on the Moon' by The Police. They released their second single 'Headphones' on October 13, 2017. The first single released from the album was 'One Foot' on September 22, 2017. What If Nothing is the third studio album by Walk the Moon. Double 180gm colored vinyl LP pressing including digital download.
