Name: Illusory Walls
Brand: The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

EPT87733.1

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Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

045778773312

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

EPT87733.2

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2021-10-08

045778773329

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

EPT87733TCL.1

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Clear Vinyl

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Extended format: Yes

Indie Exclusive

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045778773350

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / clear

Artist

The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Epitaph

The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die is an emo band that was formed in Willimantic, CT in 2009. The lineup of the band is constantly changing, both for recording and live performances. The current lineup includes David Bello on vocals, Josh Cyr on bass, Steven Buttery on drums, Chris Teti on guitar and trumpet, and Katie Dvorak on keyboards and vocals.

Over the years, the band has had several former members including Dylan Balliett (2015-2017) on guitar and vocals, Tyler Bussey (2009-2010; 2014-2018) on guitar and vocals, Nicole Schoenholz (2009-2010; 2010-2016) who started as a drummer but later switched to guitar and vocals, Thomas Diaz (2009-2012) on vocals and keyboards, Greg Horbal (2010-2015) on guitar and vocals, Julia Peters (2012-2014) playing cello, Brian Casey (2010) on drums, and Devin Spector (2010) on guitar.

The World is a Beautiful Place's music can be described as emotional with influences from various genres such as indie rock. They have been compared to bands like Tiny Moving Parts, The Hotelier,and Foxing among others. With their ever-changing lineup but consistent passion for creating meaningful music experiences,the band continues to

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Sometimes, the best place to begin is at the end. If you really want to dig deep into Illusory Walls, the fourth album by The World Is a Beautiful Place &amp; I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, it definitely helps to do that. That's because epic closer "Fewer Afraid"-all 19 minutes, 44 seconds of it-doesn't just revisit the themes and ideas on the ten songs that precede it, but also offers a self-aware summary of the Connecticut band's entire history. It's the conclusion of all the stories within the record as well as a nod to all the lives that helped make them-little glimpses of everything that's come before, on both a micro, immediate level, and a more universal one. "That song is a higher level look at my whole life and the whole world," explains vocalist/guitarist David F. Bello, "as well as the album, our band and our discography. It places the band in the context of the rest of the world, as if we're listening to everything that came before. It touches on all the themes of the previous songs, but there are also callbacks to songs from earlier in our career. But in this song, they're the object, not the subject-I'm talking about a world in which these things happen, not talking about these things happening."

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the band-completed by Steven K. Buttery (drums and percussion), Joshua Cyr (bass/vocals) and Katie Dvorak (vocals/synth)-had nothing but time to realize the full extent of their musical and thematic aspirations. And so, four years on from lauded third album Always Foreign, they were able to make what is undoubtedly the band's most ambitious and epic record to date. Written and recorded remotely-a first for the band-Illusory Walls takes on the weight of human existence while it's buckling under the pressure of today's near-dystopian society. Personal anxieties and political struggles collide with a series of portentous, apocalyptic and dramatic tunes, resulting in some of the darkest music the band has made since forming in 2009.

Illusory Walls

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