Whenever, If Ever

Whenever, If Ever is the debut studio album by American indie rock band The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, released on June 18, 2013, on Topshelf Records.

The record was largely written instrumentally as a five-piece band, with the finished versions of the tracks coming together in the studio with the rest of the members contributing their ideas.

The album's sound has drawn comparisons to 90s emo and post-hardcore bands such as Mineral, Cap'n Jazz and Sunny Day Real Estate.

Ian Cohen of Pitchfork remarked, "TWIABP sounds like the kind of band where you get the lead vocals simply by wanting it more-- there’s the adenoidal guy, the screaming guy, someone named 'Shitty Greg' who might not be either of them, and they sometimes sing in tandem, initially exaggerating their hiccuping modulations to a degree that feels like trolling; you'll know pretty quickly if you're built for this stuff if 'Kinsella' is your safe word."

Writer Briana Younger dubbed it "a masterful journey through the dark" from "a band that believes profoundly in the light at the end of the tunnel".