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Formed:
2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Genre:
Pop

Years Active:
'00s, '10s






Walk Off the Earth

Biography

One part folk-pop, one part sketch group, and one part quirky musical experimenters, Canadian band Walk Off the Earth formed in 2006 in Burlington, Ontario. Made up of multi-instrumentalists Ryan Marshall, Gianni Luminati, Mike Taylor, Joel Cassady, and Sarah Nicole Blackwood, the band has become known for its innovative cover songs, which feature the group members trading instruments with one another midsong or elaborate one-take performances where the song is built piece by piece by a single member playing every instrument. Though Walk Off the Earth have released two albums, 2007's Smooth Like Stone on a Beach and 2010's My Rock, their real success would come by way of YouTube, where the band had been steadily building a fan base with covers of Adele, B.o.B, and fellow Internet celebrities the Gregory Brothers. The group started to take off in 2012 after its cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," performed by all the bandmembers simultaneously playing one guitar, received 70 million views in two months, earning Walk Off the Earth not only praise from the original artist, but a contract with Columbia Records, which released R.E.V.O. (an acronym of the band's motto, "Realize Every Victory Outright") early in 2013. . One part folk-pop, one part sketch group, and one part quirky musical experimenters, Canadian band Walk Off the Earth formed in 2006 in Burlington, Ontario. Made up of multi-instrumentalists Ryan Marshall, Gianni Luminati, Mike Taylor, Joel Cassady, and Sarah Nicole Blackwood, the band has become known for its innovative cover songs, which feature the group members trading instruments with one another midsong or elaborate one-take performances where the song is built piece by piece by a single member playing every instrument. Though Walk Off the Earth have released two albums, 2007's Smooth Like Stone on a Beach and 2010's My Rock, their real success would come by way of YouTube, where the band had been steadily building a fan base with covers of Adele, B.o.B, and fellow Internet celebrities the Gregory Brothers. The group started to take off in 2012 after its cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," performed by all the bandmembers simultaneously playing one guitar, received 70 million views in two months, earning Walk Off the Earth not only praise from the original artist, but a contract with Columbia Records, which released R.E.V.O. (an acronym of the band's motto, "Realize Every Victory Outright") early in 2013.

Top Albums


1. A Walk Off t..
R.E.V.O., Walk Off the Earth
2. R.E.V.O.
Vol. 2, Walk Off the Earth
3. Vol. 2
My Rock, Walk Off the Earth
4. My Rock
Vol. 1, Walk Off the Earth
5. Vol. 1
iTunes Session, Walk Off the Earth
6. iTunes Sessi..
Smooth Like Stone On a Beach, Walk Off the Earth
7. Smooth Like ..
Shake It Off - Single, Walk Off the Earth
8. Shake It Off..
Royals - Single, Walk Off the Earth
9. Royals - Sin..
Natalie (feat. Terry Im) - Single, Walk Off the Earth
10. Natalie (fea..
Material Girl - Single, Walk Off the Earth
11. Material Gir..
I Knew You Were Trouble (feat. KRNFX) - Single, Walk Off the Earth
12. I Knew You W..
True Colors - Single, Artists Against
13. True Colors ..
Polly - Single, Walk Off the Earth
14. Polly - Sing..
Little Boxes - Single, Walk Off the Earth
15. Little Boxes..
From Me to You - Single, Walk Off the Earth
16. From Me to Y..
Sunburnt Hand - Single, Walk Off the Earth
17. Sunburnt Han..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Red HandsR.E.V.O.3:00$1.29
2.
Feliz NavidadWalk Off the Earth Christma..2:15$1.29
3.
Sleigh RideWalk Off the Earth Christma..3:28$1.29
4.
Marshmallow WorldWalk Off the Earth Christma..2:17$1.29
5.
Shake It OffShake It Off - Single3:54$1.29
6.
Somebody That I Used To KnowR.E.V.O.4:08$1.29
7.
Gang of RhythmR.E.V.O.3:34$1.29
8.
I Saw Three ShipsWalk Off the Earth Christma..2:39$1.29
9.
I Knew You Were Trouble (feat. KRNFX..I Knew You Were Trouble (fe..3:35$1.29
10.
Heaven (iTunes Session)iTunes Session3:07$1.29
11.
Little Drummer Boy (iTunes Session)iTunes Session3:17$1.29
12.
Little BoxesLittle Boxes - Single1:52$1.29
13.
Holly Jolly ChristmasWalk Off the Earth Christma..2:15$1.29
14.
RoyalsRoyals - Single3:12$1.29
15.
Summer VibeR.E.V.O.3:06$1.29
16.
Silent NightWalk Off the Earth Christma..1:19$1.29
17.
Gang of Rhythm (iTunes Session)iTunes Session4:02$1.29
18.
Shake (iTunes Session)iTunes Session3:00$1.29
19.
Sometimes (iTunes Session)iTunes Session3:53$1.29
20.
Red Hands (iTunes Session)iTunes Session3:08$1.29
21.
Speeches (iTunes Session)iTunes Session3:28$1.29
22.
Natalie (feat. Terry Im)Natalie (feat. Terry Im) - ..3:45$1.29
23.
Material GirlMaterial Girl - Single3:29$1.29
24.
No Ulterior MotivesR.E.V.O.2:55$1.29
25.
Money TreeR.E.V.O.3:08$1.29

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