Planning for Burial

Planning for Burial
Origin Matawan, New Jersey, United States
Genres Shoegaze, drone, post-metal, slowcore, post-rock, ambient
Years active 2005 (2005)–present
Labels Enemies List Home Recordings, Music Ruins Lives, Tycho Magnetic Anomalies, The Flenser
Associated acts Lonesummer
Website planningforburial.bandcamp.com
Members Thom Wasluck

Planning for Burial is the musical project of American musician and singer-songwriter Thom Wasluck. Based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Wasluck started to perform under the alias in 2005 and released the debut album, Leaving in 2009. Wasluck plays all instruments during his home recordings and performs on his own at live performances.

History

Before performing as Planning for Burial, Wasluck played in local bands and recorded music with his 4 track recorder.[1] In 2009, he released his debut album, Leaving, which was re-released by Enemies List Home Recordings in 2010.[2][3] Following the re-release of the album, Wasluck recorded and released a series of tapes, EPs and splits in the following years.[3]

In 2014, Planning for Burial released its second studio album, Desideratum, through The Flenser record label.[3] In 2016, Planning for Burial released the As a Lover single through New York based record label The Native Sound.[4] Planning for Burial has shared the stage with a wide range of music acts, including Chelsea Wolfe and Deafheaven.[5]

Musical style

Planning for Burial's music takes influences from a wide array of genres, and is labeled as "gloomgaze"[5] and "experimental metal."[6] According to Pitchfork critic Andy O'Connor, Thom Wasluck of Planning for Burial "filters post-metal, doom, ambient, and goth-rock through his own terminally miserable lens."[3] Vice described the band as "a fully-contained, one-man band who delves into shoegaze, metal, black metal and other elements to craft somber, emotional songs," and compared its style to those of English post-metal band Jesu.[7] New Noise Magazine argued that the act's sound "contains elements of slowcore, shoegaze, doom, drone, 90’s alt rock, 80’s goth, and black metal, while never being defined by any one of those genres."[5] Jason Cook of PopMatters also drew parallels between the band's debut studio album, Leaving, and Nine Inch Nails' 1999 album, The Fragile.[2]

Wasluck releases Planning for Burials on various mediums, including on floppy disks, and cassettes.

Discography

Studio albums
Split releases
Other releases
Music videos

References

  1. ↑ "Empanadas & Gloom: A Conversation With Planning For Burial". Exiled in Eugene. June 10, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Cook, Jason (September 1, 2010). "Planning for Burial: Leaving". PopMatters. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 O'Connor, Andy (May 14, 2014). "Planning For Burial - Desideratum". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Planning for Burial Channels New Order's Icy Post-Punk on New Track "As a Lover" - Noisey". Noisey. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  5. 1 2 3 "Planning For Burial's 'Desideratum' Streaming In Full". New Noise Magazine. May 9, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ Galil, Leor (May 10, 2012). "12 O'Clock Track: Planning for Burial, "Wearing Sadness and Regret Upon Our Faces"". Chicago Reader. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Settle In, Space Out, And Start Planning For Burial's "Where You Rest Your Head At Night"". Vice. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ Heller, Jason (June 6, 2014). "Watch the spectral new video for Planning For Burial's "29 August 2012"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
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