Planning for Burial


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

Before performing as Planning for Burial, Wasluck played in local bands and recorded music with his 4 track recorder. In 2009, he released his debut album, Leaving, which was re-released by Enemies List Home Recordings in 2010. Following the re-release of the album, Wasluck recorded and released a series of tapes, EPs and splits in the following years.
In 2014, Planning for Burial released its second studio album, Desideratum, through the Flenser record label. In 2016, Planning for Burial released the As a Lover single through New York–based record label the Native Sound. Planning for Burial has shared the stage with a wide range of music acts, including Chelsea Wolfe, Have a Nice Life and Deafheaven.

Musical style

Planning for Burial's music takes influences from a wide array of genres, and is labeled as "gloomgaze" and experimental metal. 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". 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. New Noise Magazine argued that the act's sound "contains elements of slowcore, shoegaze, doom, drone, '90s alt rock, '80s goth, and black metal, while never being defined by any one of those genres". Jason Cook of PopMatters also drew parallels between the band's debut studio album, Leaving, and Nine Inch Nails' 1999 album, The Fragile.
Wasluck releases Planning for Burial on various mediums, including on floppy disks and cassette tape.

Discography

Albums

Leaving Quietly Desideratum Live on Radio in Opposition A Little Less Consistent Below the House 22 June 2018, Mostly Quiet
  • ''It's Closeness, It's Easy ''

Mixtapes

  • ''Mixtape''

EPs

  • Split with Lonesummer Late Twenties Blues Quietly An Autumn Cassette or Leaves Will Bloom, Leaves Will Fall Long After We Are Gone Reminder
  • Split with Dreamless Heaven or Atlantic City
  • Split with Lonesummer Vile Process Distances
  • Mother Room / Planning for Burial "To Be Everything" 7" Split With and Without Summer Dust Demos
  • Planning for Burial / Stress Waves 7" Split '
  • Split with Drowse
  • ' Basement Tapes, Volume 1 April May 2010 Sorry For Your Loss PFB Spring 2007 Demo 26 November 2022 Blown Out Cassette for June 2023
  • ''25 November 2023''

Singles

Untitled I Miss Our Conversations, I'm Sorry Glowing Windows / Walk Alone Tracks / Sunstorm Mischief Night
  • Split with Liar in Wait
  • Split with Mother Room Part Time Punks Session
  • Split with Stress Waves As a Lover Whiskey and Wine Somewhere in the Evening Dull Knife Pt. I
  • Split with Sister Grotto and Tucker Theodore Several Cases of Stairs 17 November 2018 When Summer Turns to Fall
  • Split with Midwife Murderer
  • ''You Think ''

Compilations

  • ''Matawan: Collected Works 2010-2014''

Music videos

  • "29 August 2012"

Compilation appearances

Falling Down IIV The Haunting Presents You're All the Fucking Best: Anti-Gravity Bunny 5 Year Anniversary Compilation Anything for You: A Tribute to Swans Riffs For Reproductive Justice Cold Fronts
  • ''Your Voice Is Not Enough''