Walk Around the Moon

Walk Around the Moon is the tenth studio album by Dave Matthews Band, and will be released on May 19, 2023. The album is their first since 2018's Come Tomorrow.

Walk Around the Moon
Studio album by
Dave Matthews Band
ReleasedMay 19, 2023
RecordedAugust 2020–September 2022
GenreRock
Length41:55
LabelRCA
Dave Matthews Band chronology
Come Tomorrow
(2018)		 Walk Around the Moon
(2023)
Singles from Walk Around the Moon
  1. "Madman's Eyes"
    Released: January 24, 2023

Recording

Work started during the COVID-19 pandemic, with recording sessions taking place with limited band members at a time at the band's Haunted Hollow Studio in Charlottesville, VA.

Seven of the 12 tracks on Walk Around the Moon were played live prior to the official album announcement on January 24, 2023. "Break Free" has been played going back to 2006, from a studio session with Mark Batson.[1] "Singing From the Windows" debuted in Dave Matthews' first performance of the pandemic, a "Pay It Forward" live charity stream sponsored by Verizon Wireless, on March 26, 2020. [2] "The Ocean and the Butterfly" debuted on a charity livestream in December 2020.[3] "Walk Around the Moon",[4] "The Only Thing",[5] and "Madman's Eyes"[6] were first played live during the band's 2021 tour. "Something to Tell My Baby" made its debut during Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds' 2022 Mexico three-night run.[7]

Track listing
Walk Around the Moon track listing[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Around the Moon"
4:49
2."Madman's Eyes"
  • Matthews
4:48
3."Looking for a Vein"
  • Matthews
  • Evans
2:44
4."The Ocean and the Butterfly"
3:05
5."It Could Happen"
  • Matthews
2:46
6."Something to Tell My Baby"
  • Matthews
2:32
7."After Everything"
  • Matthews
  • Buddy Strong
2:47
8."All You Ever Wanted Was Tomorrow"
  • Matthews
3:50
9."The Only Thing"
4:42
10."Break Free"
4:08
11."Monsters"
  • Matthews
  • Alagía
3:33
12."Singing from the Windows"
  • Matthews
2:58
Total length:42:42

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band

  • Carter Beauford – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Stefan Lessard – bass guitar
  • Dave Matthews – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, guitars, baritone guitars
  • Tim Reynolds – electric guitars, guitars
  • Rashawn Ross – trumpet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet, horn arrangements, backing vocals
  • Buddy Strong – piano, keyboards

Additional musicians

  • Charlie Bisharat – violin (track 2)
  • Jacob Braun – viola (track 2)
  • Dave Campbell – conductor (track 2)
  • Susan Chatman – violin (track 2)
  • Giovanna Clayton – cello (track 2)
  • Mario de Leon – violin (track 2)
  • Andrew Duckels – viola (track 2)
  • Thomas Evans – trombone (track 2)
  • Alma Fernandez – viola (track 2)
  • Thomas Harte Jr. – bass guitar (track 2)
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello (track 2)
  • Julie Jung – cello (track 2)
  • Suzie Katayama – cello (track 2)
  • Marisa Kuney – violin (track 2)
  • Ana Landauer – violin (track 2)
  • Luke Maurer – viola (track 2)
  • Alyssa Park – violin (track 2)
  • Kerenza Peacock – violin (track 2)
  • Sara Perkins – violin (track 2)
  • Michele Richards – violin (track 2)
  • Tereza Stanislauv – violin (track 2)
  • Jennifer Takamatsu – violin (track 2)
  • Josefina Vergara – viola (track 2)
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola (track 2)

Technical personnel

References
  1. http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=374
  2. http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=22000
  3. http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=22020
  4. http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=22023
  5. http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=22033
  6. http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=22104
  7. http://dmbalmanac.com/SongStats.aspx?sid=22114
  8. "Dave Matthews Band Announces New Album 'Walk Around the Moon' & Summer Tour 2023".
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