Night Walks

Thundering through the night with rose tinted glasses, Night Walks summon the kind of unapologetic wide-screen arena rock primed to take that last-call feeling through the break of dawn. Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, the band began as an excuse to combine cheap beer living with escapism from their collective millennial mess. Before long they emerged with a sound recalling long drives and the final drags of that last cigarette, combining the space-laced swagger of David Bowie, the anthemic energy of Bruce Springsteen, and the synth-soaked heartland rock of The War On Drugs.

Formed in late 2020, Night Walks feature singer and guitarist David French, bassist Sam Hughes, multi-instrumentalist Shawn Korkie, and drummer Alex Kohler. The group came together at the height of the pandemic, breaking early ground by transporting songwriter David French’s brooding bedroom demos into an alternate reality, where the chords are massive and drenched in neon lights.

Night Walks recorded their first single, Sidelines, at Tempo House in Baltimore, MD in the Fall of 2022. Born through a haze of depression, health scares, and the trials of early parenthood, Sidelines harnesses this malaise to deliver a surging, anthemic lifeline that calls to mind U2’s heyday, minus the Bono-baggage. Second single Rather Hide flips that script, trading in the anthemic for the cool 70’s tinged grooves of Fleetwood Mac and Bob Seger, and putting the emphasis on emotional, melodic guitar licks and soul-searching lyrics. Combined, these two tracks offer an enticing glimpse into their forthcoming debut full-length album.