Illusory Walls

Illusory Walls
A drawing of a large, mechanistic, decrepit circular construct in the middle of a dark, grassy field in nighttime, with taller grass around and behind the construct and two people staring at the construct from the front-left.
Studio album by
the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
ReleasedOctober 8, 2021
Studio
Genre
Length70:25
LabelEpitaph
Producer
  • Chris Teti
  • Greg Thomas
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die chronology
Always Foreign
(2017) 		Illusory Walls
(2021) 		Thank You for Being Here
(2022)
Singles from Illusory Walls
  1. "Invading the World of the Guilty as a Spirit of Vengeance"
    Released: August 3, 2021
  2. "Queen Sophie for President"
    Released: September 1, 2021
  3. "Trouble"
    Released: October 5, 2021

Illusory Walls is the fourth studio album by American emo band the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, released October 8, 2021, by Epitaph Records.[1] The name of the album, as well as the lead single "Invading the World of the Guilty as a Spirit of Vengeance", is inspired by the video game series Dark Souls.[1][2] It is the band's first album since the departure of guitarist-vocalists Tyler Bussey and Dylan Balliett[3][4] and the death of founding member Tom Diaz.[5] The album was followed by a tour through the fall, including a concert at Brooklyn's Elsewhere Hall which was recorded for their live album Thank You for Being Here.

  1. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (August 3, 2021). "The World Is a Beautiful Place... Announce New Album Illusory Walls, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bpm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cooper, Duncan (March 7, 2018). "It's time to get really into Spirit Night". The Fader. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Pertola, Petteri (December 20, 2021). "The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Illusory Walls". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 5, 2018). "Tom Diaz, Singer for the World Is a Beautiful Place, Dies at 32". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.