To anyone reading this, please reblog and help a bro out
So I’ve been collecting every TWIABP release since they started out. I’ve paid out the ass for things I’ve missed, like tour presses and short-run stuff (I paid 45$ for the tour copy of formlessness and the light blue copy)
I missed a few…
Reblogged from jonahharper, 3 notes, March 21, 2013
So I’m watching Whisper of the Heart when suddenly Shizuku said this and I had to do a screen-cap of it because nothing has ever been said that I identified with more.
Reblogged from jonahharper, 127 notes, March 1, 2013
So this is spray-painted on my wall back in my dad’s house in Kentucky.
It’s taken from the song “Eyjafjallajokull Dance” by The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die.
Reblogged from jonahharper, 9 notes, January 4, 2013
So this is a new song from my good pal Abi Robins!
I’ve always loved everything she’s put out, but this new record is about to top it all. This song, “Let Me Explain” is already on repeat for me. I’ve heard several of these songs in person from her and it just gets better and better. Already seeing it on my end of the year “Best of 2013” list, easy.
You can pre-order the album here. (do it)
Reblog this and I’ll pm you a link to her first EP “Hey, Sunshine!” for free.
FREE MUSIC YAH
Reblogged from jonahharper, 10 notes (0 plays), January 2, 2013
EVERY PRESSING OF “FORMLESSNESS”
Vinyl:
Solid White - 175 Copies (First Pressing)
Purple w/ White Marble - 150 Copies (First Pressing)
Light Blue - 100 Copies (First Pressing)
Green w/ White Marble Tour Edition - 75 Copies (First Pressing)
Test Press - Unique artwork, autographed - 15 copies (First Pressing)
Black - 250 Copies (Second Pressing)
Gold - 250 Copies (Third Pressing)
Translucent Blue - 250 Copies (Fourth Pressing)
*All pressed by Topshelf recordsCassette:
Clear - Out of print (First Pressing / Cassanova Cassettes)
Clear, title written on tape - Out of print (Second Pressing / Cassanova Cassettes)
Clear with light paint, title written on tape (Third Pressing / Broken World Media)CD-R:
Hand-packaged, spray-painted discs & inserts - 100 copies (First Pressing / OHYM)—-
I’ve been following these guys since I heard this EP in early ‘11 I think. I was browsing a music leak site and saw their name. With a name as awesome as that, I had to download it. On my way home from school I jammed it, and when the climax of Victim Kin Seek Suit concluded I knew this was one of the best things I’d heard in awhile, maybe years. Since then I’ve collected every single piece of merch they’ve released. Every shirt, sticker, button, album, variation, poster, blah blah blah. The first vinyl I ever bough was the Purple w/ White Marble variant of this record. I had never really been into vinyl until I heard it in this fashion. Now, I’m an avid record collector.
Thanks TWIABP, I <3 u 5ever.
Reblogged from jonahharper, 10 notes, December 7, 2012
So I have very few occasions to get on the internet.
Well, I mean, internet fast enough to upload anything.
So without further ado, here’s a “new” set.
XPO 929, Brooklyn NY. 11-4-2011
w/ Dangers, Don’t Give A Fuck, Caravels
1- Eyjafjallajokull Dance
2- Bread For Brett
3- Be Neon With Me
4- I Will Be Okay… Everything
5- Gordon Paul
6- Mega Steve
7- Victim Kin Seek Suit
19 notes, January 8, 2012
my cat is instantly drawn to the new TWIABP merch (and 2 MHTJ cd’s they threw in)
get that shit.
http://theworldis.bigcartel.com/
14 notes, December 3, 2011
Obviously, everyone knows about this.
However, here are some links related to the new SPLIT!
3 notes, September 16, 2011
Hey, you guys heard the new THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE song?
18 notes, September 6, 2011
This is me holding Formlessness cd-r.
I am going to die if I’m not holding the new TWIABP split soon.
Seriously.
FUCK ME I NEED NEW TWIABPPPPPPPPP:/
4 notes, August 8, 2011
DOWNLOAD THE AUDIO BY CLICKING HERE
1- Gordon Paul
2- Walnut Street Intro
3- Walnut Street Is Dead (Long Live Walnut Street)
4- Blank #6/Be Neon With Me
5- I Will Be Okay. Everything (NEW FUCKING SONG)
6- Victim Kin Seek Suit
7- Full Uncut Set
THIS IS AWESOME. It includes a brand new song, plus this is a very unique version of Gordon Paul. You’ll see :D
25 notes, July 2, 2011
Reblogged from theworldisa, 22 notes, June 29, 2011
The Willimantic-based band describes their music as “atmospheric emo,” which is interesting because just a short while ago “emo” meant something along the lines of “mall goth.” “Before emo got the negative connotation,” says Horbal, “there were bands like Saves the Day, Promise Ring, American Football. Those are bands we associate ourselves with.” They’ve released two EPs on Topshelf Records, and are about to release a split with New Hampshire’s Deer Leap.
That name. It’s pretty impossible to ignore. It’s almost like a taunt: do you dare take it seriously? Can the band possibly take it seriously? I had a chance to catch up with Greg Horbal, who plays guitar and sings in the World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die (uh, let’s call them TWIABP). I asked him how they arrived upon their two-ton name. “Honestly, it was a bad joke. It came from a joke about how over-the-top post-rock song titles are. Someone said the name and it just stuck,” says Horbal. (Notable examples of the trend include Mono’s “The Flames Beyond the Cold Mountain”; Explosions in the Sky’s album Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever; and the worst offender, Red Sparowes, whose album At The Soundless Dawn is composed entirely of clunkers like “Our Happiest Days Slowly Began to Turn Into Dust.”) So, are bands like TWIABP able to self-describe as emo because the general population has ceased misusing the term? Or are these bands cramming the term back into its appropriate space on the big musical taxonomy chart in the sky? It’s a chicken-versus-egg argument, but what’s certain is that they’re part of a much larger community. “We’re lucky because there’s been this movement developing all across the country. This community has opened up, and there’s a lot of great labels that are bringing this music out — Topshelf, Count Your Lucky Stars, Tiny Engines,” says Horbal. Sonically, there are several things that place TWIABP squarely in the emo tradition. Three of the members handle vocal duties with tender, unschooled voices. The songs often feature quiet passages with twinkly guitars and kitschy keyboard flourishes. And, of course, there are emotional lyrics (“You scream out loud like siren sounds/You’ve reached your final goal which is to have and hold,” they sing in “Walnut Street is Dead [Long Live Walnut Street]”). The community of emo revivalists has given the band a burst of speed right out of the gate. “It’s been pretty cool to see the response this band has gotten,” says Horbal. “Whereas other bands I’ve been in, it’s been a slow struggle to build. This band, from the very first tour people know us wherever we go, and that gets us really excited about it.” Their July 1 show comes shortly before they embark on a midwest tour that goes as far as Chicago, and they’re playing with a wild spectrum of underground bands, from punk rock to sludge metal. In fact, Horbal and company seem to be omnivores when it comes to underground music and culture. “I remember being in high school and getting a Blink 182 CD, and then someone showed me Bad Religion, and then Descendents, and then Against Me!,” he says. “There’s more appreciation of music in the underground, and when you find it, it’s this whole huge world.” So what in particular hooked Horbal? “I didn’t really go to parties that much,” he says. “When I was in college, shows were where I would go to feel comfortable.” He reminisces about seeing Against Me! often. “Those shows were some of the wildest things I’d ever seen. The entire crowd would get on stage and whatnot. And with national acts, you wouldn’t really see that. But when I started going to local Connecticut band shows, I would see that happen way more often. And at first, I would just sit back and watch that wall of people jump on top of each other and sing at the top of their lungs.” And, like most underground enthusiasts, it was only a short leap from watching the wall of people to leaping in, and then to actually creating the music. And in true underground tradition, Horbal insists that anyone can do it. “It seems ambitious, because on this tour we’re going to Chicago. But the thing is, I know any other band could do it too, if they wanted to and they put their minds to it.” Write to editor@hartfordadvocate.com
1 note, June 28, 2011
1- Victim Kin Seek Suit (Live @ Dexter’s Lab
C’MON. HELP OUT THE WORLD AND FILM MORE LONG BAND NAME SHOWS FOR THE LOVE OF CHEESE
1 note, June 24, 2011
