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The second in our industry folk albums of the year lists comes from David F Bello of The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, arguably the biggest success story of 2013 with the mindblowingly good "Whenever, If Ever" winning hearts from all corners of the internet as well as minor success on the Billboard 200.  1. Self Defense Family - Try Me This just came out and made everything else that came out in 2013 feel like garbage.   2. Dawn of MIDI - Dysnomia A long, confusing instrumental groove.  3. Rozwell Kid - Unmacho Imagine a universe where Weezer kept getting better after Pinkerton instead of more and more awful. This is the album that alternate Weezer would release in 2013. 4. Longmont Potion Castle - Volume 10 I want to drape giant sheets of magnet over my lasers. I'm not talking about oysters, here.  5 . Animal Logic - I Hate my Voice and Everything th...

Willimantic , CT  indie rockers  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  will be out on tour with 65DaysofStatic and Caspian in November. The dates kick off November 5 th  in Boston and run through November 26.

Willimantic , CT  indie rockers  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  have announced plans for a busy fall tour schedule, which includes dates with Pity Sex, Modern Baseball, Brand New, Toe, The Front Bottoms, Daylight and The Menzingers. See dates below. w/ Pity Sex & Modern Baseball 8/24/2013 -   Bay Shore ,  NY @   Even Flow Bar & Grill w/ Dads 8/25/2013 - Asbury Park , NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ One Hundred Year Ocean w/ Brand New 9/13/2013 - Cincinnati , OH @ Bogart’s 9/14/2013 - Grand Rapids , MI @ The Intersection  9/15/2013 - Indianapolis , IN @ Hoosier Dome (without Brand New) 9/16/2013 - Fredonia , NY @ BJ's (without Brand New) 9/17/2013 - Buffalo , NY  @ Town Ballroom  9/18/2013 - Clifton Park , NY @ Upstate Concert Hall w/ Toe 9/29/2013 - Hamden , CT @ The Space w/ The Front Bottoms 10/15/2013 -  Montreal , OC @ Petit Olympia 10/16/2013 -   Ottawa , ON @ Babylon 10/17/2013 - ...

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  will play 4 sold out shows with Brand New in September. The dates are below.  9/13 Bogart’s - Cincinnati OH 9/14 The Intersection - Grand Rapids , MI 9/17 Town Ballroom - Buffalo NY 9/18 Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park   NY

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  have just announced a string of fall Canadian dates with The Front Bottoms. The run starts October 15 in Montreal and ends in Rochester , NY on October 19 (see dates and ticket links below). Next month TWIABP will play a couple of east coast shows with Pity Sex and Modern Baseball. A one-off date with Japanese math rock legends Toe, is also confirmed for September 29 in Hamden , CT.  August 24 - Garden City NY @ The Wood Shop w/ Pity Sex, Dads, Modern Baseball August 25 - Asbury Park , NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ Pity Sex, & Modern Baseball September 29 - Hamden CT @ The Space w/ Toe October 15- Montreal , OC Petit Olympia w/ The Front Bottoms ( http://www.lecurie.ca/shows.php ) October 16- Ottawa, ON Babylon w/ The Front Bottoms ( http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail;jsessionid=6iwUpkbhGS9hTIaoqB6rMQ**.node8?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3733094&jsessionid=6iwUpkbhGS9hTIaoqB...

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  officially released their new LP “Whenever, If Ever” today on Topshelf Records. The band is also premiering their new music video on Death + Taxes. Check it out here . 

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die are now streaming their upcoming album, Whenever, If Ever. Check it out below. The album is officially out June 18. Whenever, If Ever by The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have announced tour dates with Pity Sex , Dads and Daylight. Check the dates below! 5.3.13 Hamden CT @ The Space w/ Owen, Old Gray  TWIABP w/ Dads & Cerce 5.18.13 Cambridge, MA @ The Cambridge Elks Lodge w/ Pity Sex, Run Forever 5.19.13 Quebec, QC @ Pouzza Fest 5.20.13 Ottawa, ON @ 40 Muriel Street 5.21.13 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s 5.22.13 Ajax, ON @ 3220 Greenburn Place 5.23.13 Rochester, NY @ Dubland Underground 5.24.13 Lakewood, OH @ It’s a Spring Fling 5.25.13 Howel, MI @ Bled Fest 5.26.13 York, PA @ New Grounds (No Cerce) 5.27.13 Bethlehem PA @ Secrete Art Space w/ Dads & Pity Sex  06/13/2013 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter 06/14/2013 - Greenville, NC @ Tipsy Teapot 06/15/2013 - Charleston, SC @ The Oasis (late) 06/15/2013 - Murrells Inlet, SC @ Suck Bang Blow (early) 06/16/2013 - Atlanta, GA @ Wonder Root 06/17/2013 - Savannah, GA @ Taco Abajo 06/18/2013 - Jacksonville...

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die   have revealed a June 18 th  release and album title for their long-awaited Topshelf Records debut LP, “Whenever, If Ever," which was recorded with Ryan Stack (My Heart To Joy, Now, Now) at Format Audio in MA.

Once again, The Alternative Tone has got the chance to interview one of it's favourite bands. This time round, we spoke with the wonderful The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die . The band are on the verge of releasing their long awaited debut album, and we spoke to Steven about the record, LP2 and their recent shows with Finch.  Who is The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die and how did you get together?  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die is: Derrick Shanholtzer-Dvorak - Guitar and Vocals Katie Shanholtzer-Dvorak - Synthesizer and Vocals Chris Teti - Guitar and Trumpet Julia Peters - Cello and Vocals Greg Horbal - Guitar and Vocals David Bello - Vocals Joshua Cyr - Bass Steven K Buttery - Drums The band was formed in 2009 with an almost completely different line-up, and was formed out of the basement of the Handsome Woman in Willimantic CT. What are you up to at ...

Three really awesome bands; Cerce, The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die and Dads have announced a May tour together. Yay!  TWIABP / Dads / Cerce:  5/18/2013 - Cambridge , MA @ Elks Lodge  5/19/201 - Quebec , QB @ Pouzza Fest  5/20/2013 - Ottowa , ON @ 40 Muriel Street 5/21/2013  Toronto   ON  @  Sneaky Dees  (WATCH OUT!)  5/22/2013 – Ajax , ON @ 3230 Greenburn Place  5/23/2013 - Rochester , NY @ Dubland Underground  5/24/2013 - TBA  5/25/2013 - Howell , MI @ Bled Fest Just TWIABP & Dads:  5/26/2013 - York , PA @ New Grounds Just Cerce  5/26/2013 - Chicago , IL @ Alderan TWIABP / Cerce / Dads:  5/27/2013 - Bethlehem , PA @ Secret Art Space

Connecticut  indie rockers,  The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die  will join Finch and main supporting act The Almost on 8 dates, starting March 7 th  in Chicago , IL . See dates below. 3/7 - Chicago , IL @ Metro 3/8 - Detroit , MI @ St. Andrews 3/9 - Toronto , ON @ Sound Academy 3/12 - NYC @ Irving Plaza 3/13 - NYC @ Gramercy 3/14 - Silver Spring , MD @ Fillmore 3/15 - Philadelphia , PA @ Electric Factory 3/16 - Boston , MA @ Le Royale

CT indie rockers  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die  have announced dates for their winter tour. The tour launches on New Years Eve in Philadelphia and runs through January 12 in Boston , MA . Playing select shows are Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate), Saintseneca, Adventures, You Blew It! and Dikembe . Dec 22 - Wallingford CT @ The Hungarian Hall w/ Paint It Black, Aye Nako, Swear Jar   Dec 31 - Philadelphia PA @ The Fire #  w/ Dikembe & You Blew It! Jan 1 - Bethlehem PA @ Secret Art Space #  w/ Tawny Peaks , Suns Jan 2 - Cleveland , OH @ Now thats Class #% Jan 3 - Grand Rapids @ DACC #% Jan 4 - Chicago IL @ Alderaan #% w/ Joie De Vive, Kittyhawk Jan 5 - Columbus , OH @ Kobo #% Jan 6 - Pittsburgh , PA @ 222 Ormbsy %& Jan 7 - Rochester NY @ The Bug Jar Jan 8 - Williamsport , PA @ Origin Art Space Jan 9 - Richmond VA @ Strange Matter & Jan 10 - Alexandria V...

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              Andy Reitz (ex Defeater drummer) & Anthony Rovedo's 'Greenvans', the first van rental company to make vegetable oil powered vans commercially available, has launched a new website. To view the site click  here. To celebrate , The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  are premiering the video to their song  'To The Janitor, To The King' .  See the video  here .    Go save the environment!                                                             

Atmospheric indie/emo from Connecticut http://www.last.fm/music/The+World+is+a+Beautiful+Place+&+I+am+No+Longer+Afraid+to+Die/Formlessness  (download individually) RIYL: American Football, Our Sunday Affairs,