The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
The sprawlingly named The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die became central figures in the 2010s emo revival, weaving post-rock crescendos, indie-rock warmth, and spoken-word passages into richly textured compositions. Their albums 'Whenever, If Ever' and 'Harmlessness' offered a uniquely communal, orchestral take on emo that resonated deeply with fans seeking emotional complexity beyond the genre's stereotypes.
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The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Shows (4)
Discography
7 tracks
- 1 Intro + Broke 1:01
- 2 blank#9 + Precipice 3:08
- 3 Heartbeat in the Brain 5:10
- 4 Space Exploration to Solve Earthly Crises 3:03
- 5 Picture of a Tree That Doesn't Look Okay 4:05
- 6 You Will Never Go to Space 3:41
- 7 Shoppers Beef 6:53
8 tracks
- 1 Blank #8 / Precipice 7:17
- 2 Space Exploration To Solve Earthly Crises 3:44
- 3 If And When I Die 4:07
- 4 Thanks 1:47
- 5 Lioness 1:42
- 6 Shoppers Beef 2:29
- 7 $100 Tip 3:25
- 8 Autotonsorialist 4:02
2 tracks
- 1 From the Crow's Nest on Fire Street 5:15
- 2 Outer Heaven 4:46
13 tracks
- 1 You Can't Live There Forever 4:01
- 2 blank #11 1:09
- 3 January 10th, 2014 5:39
- 4 The Word Lisa 2:03
- 5 Rage Against the Dying of the Light 3:30
- 6 Ra Patera Dance 4:29
- 7 Mental Health 4:07
- 8 Wendover 2:57
- 9 We Need More Skulls 4:20
- 10 Haircuts for Everybody 2:44
- 11 Willie (For Howard) 3:10
- 12 I Can Be Afraid of Anything 7:10
- 13 Mount Hum 8:21
1 track
- 1 Body Without Organs 4:07
9 tracks
- 1 Victim Kin Seek Suit [2010 Original Recording] 2:24
- 2 Gordon Paul [2010 Original Recording] 2:45
- 3 Walnut Street is Dead (Long Live Walnut Street) [2010 Original Recording] 2:41
- 4 Eyjafjallajokull Dance [2010 Original Recording] 6:00
- 5 Blank #3 [2016 Version] 1:52
- 6 Victim Kin Seek Suit [2016 Version] 2:21
- 7 Gordon Paul [2016 Version] 2:46
- 8 Blank #5 - Walnut Street is Dead (Long Live Walnut Street) [2016 Version] 4:00
- 9 Eyjafjallajokull Dance [2016 Version] 6:59
2 tracks
- 1 Even More Forever 3:54
- 2 Katamari Duquette 4:32
11 tracks
- 1 I'll Make Everything 2:26
- 2 The Future 2:28
- 3 Hilltopper 3:01
- 4 Faker 5:12
- 5 Gram 3:50
- 6 Dillon and Her Son 2:24
- 7 Blank #12 1:16
- 8 For Robin 3:59
- 9 Marine Tigers 7:03
- 10 Fuzz Minor 4:31
- 11 Infinite Steve 6:13
20 tracks
- 1 I Will Be Okay. Everything 3:58
- 2 Mega Steve 4:06
- 3 Bread For Brett 3:23
- 4 Wait...What? 6:17
- 5 To The Janitor, To The King 2:32
- 6 To Miss Catherine (A Birthday Gift. Sorry I Can't Do Better, But Still...) 4:03
- 7 blank #6 1:32
- 8 Be Neon With Me 1:36
- 9 Beverly Wyatt 3:48
- 10 Gig Life (Lathe Cut Version) 1:38
- 11 Fat Heaven 2:25
- 12 A Note From Author February 1st To The Author January 1st 2:28
- 13 We Carry Knives 5:46
- 14 From The Crow's Nest On Fire Street 5:15
- 15 Outer Heaven 4:49
- 16 Even More Forever 3:53
- 17 Katamari Duquette 4:28
- 18 Chest & Shirt 3:55
- 19 Smoke & Felt 6:24
- 20 Body Without Organs 4:07
1 track
- 1 In Circles 6:36
11 tracks
- 1 Afraid to Die 3:09
- 2 Queen Sophie for President 3:29
- 3 Invading the World of the Guilty as a Spirit of Vengeance 5:50
- 4 Blank // Drone 1:40
- 5 We Saw Birds through the Hole in the Ceiling 3:35
- 6 Died in the Prison of the Holy Office 6:48
- 7 Your Brain is a Rubbermaid 3:03
- 8 Blank // Worker 2:46
- 9 Trouble 4:42
- 10 Infinite Josh 15:39
- 11 Fewer Afraid 19:44
8 tracks
- 1 Afraid to Die (Live) 4:10
- 2 Queen Sophie for President (Live) 3:18
- 3 January 10th, 2014 (Live) 5:35
- 4 Invading the World of the Guilty as a Spirit of Vengeance (Live) 6:20
- 5 Died in the Prison of the Holy Office (Live) 6:40
- 6 Your Brain is a Rubbermaid (Live) 3:12
- 7 Trouble (Live) 4:22
- 8 Heartbeat in the Brain (Live) 7:41
1 track
- 1 Auguries of Guilt 5:37
1 track
- 1 Kersed 1:53
1 track
- 1 Beware the Centrist 1:44
11 tracks
- 1 Dimmed Sun 3:46
- 2 Se Sufre Pero Se Goza 2:33
- 3 No Pilgrim 4:04
- 4 Beware the Centrist 1:44
- 5 Oubliette 4:02
- 6 Captagon 4:29
- 7 Dissolving 3:33
- 8 Reject All and Submit 3:38
- 9 December 4th, 2024 3:55
- 10 Auguries of Guilt 5:34
- 11 For Those Who Will Outlive Us 7:03
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