Walk Off The Earth

Canadian indie band, Walk off the Earth, released their debut album, R.E.V.O. back on October 30th 2012 via Columbia Records. The lead single from the album, "Red Hands", is currently receiving praise.

When describing the song, lead singer, Gianni Luminati stated that "'Red Hands' is pretty open to interpretation and will mean different things to different people. When we originally wrote the song, we were thinking about taking responsibility for your actions and standing up on your own when things go wrong ... rather than blaming other people around you. Sometimes you just have to accept the circumstances that are thrown your way without pointing the finger."

Formed in 2006 in Burlington, Ontario, Walk off the Earth has gained success around the world by making low-budget music videos of covers and originals found on YouTube. The members of the band include Gianni Luminati (guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo, kazoo, drums, vocals, theremin, beatbox, xylophone, cigar box guitar, piano, cajon), Sarah Blackwood (guitar, bass, kazoo, ukulele, banjo, glockenspiel, cigar box guitar, xylophone, piano, vocals), Ryan Marshall (guitar, bass, trumpet, piano, harmonica, vocals), Mike "Beard Guy and Eric Cantona" Taylor (piano, vocals, xylophone, trumpet) and Joel Cassady (drums, cigar box guitar). In February 2012 the band signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. Walk off the Earth is know for making use of uncommon instruments such as the ukulele and the theremin, as well as looping samples. The band's recorded music and videos are produced by member and multi-instrumentalist Gianni Luminati Nicassio.

The band's first success came from covering the songs of The Gregory Brothers. The video of the band's cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" became rapidly popular on YouTube in early 2012, gathering over 127 million views in four months and received positive responses from both Gotye and his co-singer on the song, Kimbra. The band has also covered "Someone Like You" by Adele, "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, "Payphone" by Maroon 5, "Roll Up" by Wiz Khalifa and dozens of other tracks.

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