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Ahimsa .
Harmlessness is the second studio album by emo band The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die . It was announced on August 4, 2015, and was released on September 25. The title of the album is a play on the name of the band's first EP, Formlessness .[4]
Reception
Harmlessness charted at number 11 on the Heatseekers Albums chart,[9] and at number 46 on the Independent Albums chart.[10] Upon release, the album received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from specialized critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 6 reviews. Stereogum placed the album at number 13 on their top 50 albums of 2015 list.[11] James of Stereogum wrote: "It's not the kind of music that will change the world, but it might just change your life."[11] Aaron Mook of Absolutepunk.net wrote: "Harmlessness is ambitious and intimidating in scope; it is not an easy listen, but with the right amount of time and dedication, it is easily one of the most rewarding listens of 2015."
Accolades
Track listing
All music is composed by The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
Title 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" 3:29 6. "Ra Patera Dance" 4:30 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" (ends at 8:20; hidden track "Make Mistakes" begins at 11:28) 15:44 Total length: 61:03
iTunes bonus track[16] Title 14. "Make Mistakes" (appears on the CD edition as a hidden track to "Mount Hum", beginning at 11:28) 4:16
Personnel
The lineup for this album is:[17]
David Bello – vocals
Josh Cyr – bass, acoustic guitar
Derrick Shanholtzer-Dvorak – electric and acoustic guitar, vocals
Steven Buttery – drums
Chris Teti – production, engineering, mixing, electric and acoustic guitar, percussion
Tyler Bussey – electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, pocket synth
Katie Shanholtzer-Dvorak – keyboards, vocals
Greg Horbal – brought a dog
Nick Kwas – violin, vocals
References
^ Cohen, Ian. "The Emo Revival Ends Here: The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Made a Perfect Indie Rock Record | NOISEY" . Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12 .
^ Nassiff, Thomas (December 3, 2015). "Thomas Nassiff - Article" . AbsolutePunk . Retrieved January 7, 2016 .
^ a b "The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Harmlessness" . Punknews.org. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-10-04 .
^ "Broken World Media - TWIABP - Harmlessness" . Store.brokenworldmedia.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10 .
^ "Reviews for Harmlessness by The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die" . Metacritic. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-12 .
^ Drew Beringer (2015-09-25). "The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Harmlessness - Album Review" . Absolutepunk.net. Retrieved 2015-10-04 .
^ Daniel Matti (2015-10-02). "The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Harmlessness" . Blurtonline.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04 .
^ Evan Rytlewski (2015-09-28). "The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die: Harmlessness" . Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04 .
^ "The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ "The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Chart history (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ a b "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015: The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Harmlessness" . Stereogum. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .
^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015" . stereogum.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10 .
^ . bkmag.com. 2015-12-17 http://www.bkmag.com/2015/12/17/the-20-best-rock-albums-of-2015/ . Retrieved 2015-12-18 .
^ . brooklynvegan.com. 2015-12-31 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/12/our_50_favorite.html . Retrieved 2016-01-03 .
^ "Staff's Top 30 Albums Of 2015" . absolutepunk.net. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-01-06 .
^ "Anonymous asked: what's the deal with 'make mistakes'? ..." theworldisabeautifulplace.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10 .
^ Sacher, Andrew. "TWIABP detail new album 'Harmlessness,' share new single "January 10th, 2014" " . brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10 .