The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

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Willimantic CT, United States (2009 – present)

The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die are an atmospheric emo / indie rock band from Willimantic, CT. The band was formed in 2009 and has undergone several lineup changes since it’s inception. TWIABP’s now 8 piece lineup writes the songs collaboratively and often on-the-spot with vocal duties shared by 4 members. The band’s sound is easily compared to second wave post-emo indie rock bands of the late 90’s and early 2000’s and their atmospheric moments are often tagged as “post-rock.” The band creates their dense textured sound with multi-layered and heavily effected guitars as well as synthesizer, cello, and trumpet.

“The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die speak to a universal experience: of home, of suburbia, of community, of nostalgia for a time not so long ago after all. Atmospheric and breathy, emotionally raw and heavy, The World Is’ reputation as one of today’s seminal “second-waver“ emo bands precedes them.

The World Is experience is a rich one. This is in part due to the varied history of the six people in the band, a Connecticut-bred lineup finalized as recently as 2011 despite their 2009 formation. Greg Horbal (also an agent with Hope This Helps Booking), Chris Teti (also an engineer at Connecticut’s Silver Bullet Studios) and Steven K. Buttery (also in the band Ferocious Fucking Teeth, runs a screenprinting operation of his own) were all formerly in a similarly significant Connecticut band, My Heart to Joy. Shanholtzer is a working visual artist, has operated a popular Connecticut house venue (The Handsome Woman) for years as well as contributed to bands like One Hundred Year Ocean, SOFX and I’m ok (as has bassist Josh Cyr).
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  • helloimjoshua

    Big lol at the band member posting the album in the shoutbox here while also complaining about the leak all over what.cd

    4 hours ago Reply

  • helloimjoshua

    "The new album is already an all time emo classic." Nope, still good though.

    4 hours ago Reply

  • SinsOfArcadia

    No emo album has hit me this hard on first listen since Verse En Coma's one and only release. Some seriously special shit right here.

    6 hours ago Reply

  • freepr0n

    I've never heard of this band until a few days ago. I love me some twinkle daddy music so I'll give it a shot.

    10 hours ago Reply

  • verdaderamente

    holy fuck didnt know they had a new album

    Yesterday 5:04pm Reply

  • FredQuesadilla

    The new album is already an all time emo classic.

    Yesterday 1:03pm Reply

  • MelonHCST

    Does Ultimate Steve fuck up for anyone else? Oh yeah, album rules

    Yesterday 7:36am Reply

  • generataur

    Holy shit it's dangerous how much nostalgia the new album gives me.

    Yesterday 6:05am Reply

  • ooprophoo

    "The world is a beautiful place but we have to make it that way. Whenever you find home we’ll make it more than just a shelter. And if everyone belongs there it will hold us all together. If you’re afraid to die, then so am I."

    Yesterday 3:23am Reply

  • emague

    What are you all talking about? new album sucks. So boring. I'm horribly dissapointed.

    17 May 8:50pm Reply

  • ShlebsIstRad

    Those lyrics at the end of Getting Sodas. :')

    17 May 3:05pm Reply

  • sttuart

    Perfect album. Definitely worth the wait.

    17 May 11:29am Reply

  • Drakemirow

    love them for making it so easy for us to spread their greatness.

    17 May 7:17am Reply

  • MattSherm

    The new album is absolutely incredible.

    17 May 2:11am Reply

  • spl1nt3r88

    I'm on my second listen now. I'm sure I'll be listening to this a few times a day for a while.

    17 May 12:39am Reply

  • rootertunes

    Absolutely horrible

    17 May 12:04am Reply

  • michael_leon

    New album is absolute magic.

    16 May 11:52pm Reply

  • CharlieAtlantis

    New album it's incredible

    16 May 9:51pm Reply

  • cardiac_repair

    i want you guys to be huge. music videos, maybe?

    16 May 7:50pm Reply

  • matingritualx

    Derrick you are the fucking man x

    16 May 5:59pm Reply
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