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Album Of The Week: Ceremony Tell Me Your Dream
Ceremony, the long-running punk band, have released their first new album in seven years, Tell Me Your Dream, which blends the aggressive hardcore sound of their early work with the atmospheric post-punk and new wave influences they have embraced in recent years. Formed in 2004 when its members were teenagers, the California band's line-up has remained unchanged since 2011, allowing them to mature stylistically while still performing their earliest material live, resulting in a record that reflects both their history and their continued evolution.
Since their previous album, 2019's In The Spirit World, singer Ross Farrar and guitarist Anthony Anzaldo have each released solo material, while Farrar and drummer Jake Casarotti have also recorded with side project Spice. The band also marked the 14th anniversary of their 2010 album Rohnert Park with a sold-out show at the Hollywood Palladium, later released as a live album. Tell Me Your Dream is described as capturing the energetic, genre-spanning feel of Ceremony's live shows, pairing ferocious punk tracks with more experimental, danceable detours, and features a reunion with a past collaborator.
In short
- Ceremony release Tell Me Your Dream, their first album in seven years
- Band blends hardcore roots with new wave and post-punk influences
- Line-up unchanged since 2011; record reflects two decades of evolution
Explained simply
Ceremony are a California punk band formed in 2004, when the members were teenagers. Their line-up has stayed the same since 2011, even as their music has shifted from fast, aggressive hardcore towards atmospheric post-punk and new wave.
The band’s earlier work remains part of their identity: they still play those songs live, and their 2010 album Rohnert Park remains a notable point in their history. Between albums, singer Ross Farrar and guitarist Anthony Anzaldo have released solo music, while Farrar and drummer Jake Casarotti have recorded with the side project Spice.
Their latest album follows a seven-year gap and draws on both their punk roots and later experiments. That blend reflects how a band can keep changing its sound while carrying the same members and musical history.