The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

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The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
TWIABP in Greenwich Village, New York, 2015.
TWIABP in Greenwich Village , New York , 2015.
General information
origin Willimantic , Connecticut , United States
Genre (s) Emo , post-rock
founding 2009
Website www.theworldisabeautifulplace.com
Current occupation
David Bello
Josh Cyr
Electric guitar , vocals
 Derrick Schanholzer-Dvorak
Electric guitar, vocals
 Greg Horbal
Steven Buttery
Keyboard , vocals
 Katie Schanholzer-Dvorak
Electric guitar, trumpet
Chris Teti
Julia Peters

The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die is an American emo band from Willimantic ( Connecticut ) founded in 2009 . The band is (as of March 2015) under contract with Epitaph and Topshelf Records . She is considered one of the most important representatives of the emerging wave of emocore .

history

The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die was founded in Fall 2009 in Willimantic (Connecticut).

So far, the band has released a demo (2010), the two EPs Formlessness and Josh Is Dead , a split EP with Deer Leap (released under the title Are Here to Help You ) and the album Whenever, If Ever . The latter was released worldwide on July 18, 2013 via Topshelf Records. Defeater , Pianos Become the Teeth and Touché Amoré were or are also under contract with Topshelf Records .

Whenever, If Ever debuted at number 196 on the official US charts .

In March 2013 the group played eight concerts with Finch . A performance took place in Toronto , Canada . Immediately afterwards, the group played a concert tour through the United States, which lasted until mid-April. A 4-way split EP with Tigers Jaw , Code Orange Kids and Self Defense Family was also released in 2013.

For April 2014 the band planned a tour in Europe for the first time. On December 18, 2013, the concert dates for this tour were announced. The performances took place in Germany , Norway , France , Belgium , Italy , the United Kingdom , Austria , Slovakia and Sweden . The opening act was Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) confirmed. In October 2014, Between Bodies, an EP was released on the Broken World Media label .

On March 23, 2015 the group announced that they had signed a record deal with Epitaph Records . It was also announced that the musicians would go to Silver Bullet Studios in Burlington on the same day to record the second album. This was published on September 25, 2015 under the title Harmlessness .

On July 24th, 2015, a 7 "with two titles under the name Death To New Years was released via Topshelf Records.

music

The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die play an experimental and atmospheric variant of emo . The music in the orchestral parts of some pieces is comparable to Sigur Rós . The band is described as one of the most important exponents of the emerging wave of emo. Dan Bogosian believes that the band was inspired by post-rock of the 90s and first-generation emo. Slight influences from post-hardcore can also be found in a few songs.

Discography

EPs

Split CDs

Albums

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  1. ↑ Chris DeVille: Stereogum : 12 Bands To Know From The Emo Revival
  2. ↑ Michele Bird: Alternative Press : The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die stream new album, 'Whenever, If Ever'
  3. ↑ Allmusic : THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE & I AM NO AFRAID TO DIE | ALBUM | WHENEVER, IF EVER | AWARDS
  4. ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die added to Finch dates
  5. ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die announce tour dates
  6. ↑ Ines Kirchner: Stageload : The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - On Tour 2014
  7. ^ A b Brian Schultz: Alternative Press : The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Between Bodies Critique
  8. ↑ Bryan Leak: Alternative Press : The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Stream new album, 'Harmlessness'
  9. ↑ Chelsea Rene Scofield: Alternative Press : The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Stream 'Death To New Years' EP
  10. ↑ Dan Bogosian: Under the Gun Review : The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Whenever, If Ever Critique ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.underthegunreview.net
  11. ^ Punknews.org : The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Whenever, If Ever Criticism