Embrace - Embrace

Formed during Washington, D.C.’s pivotal 1985 "Revolution Summer," Embrace brought together former members of Minor Threat and The Faith, Ian MacKaye (vocals), Michael Hampton (guitar), Chris Bald (bass), and Ivor Hanson (drums) to channel the raw urgency of hardcore into something more introspective, melodic, and emotionally charged. Recorded across two sessions at Inner Ear Studios with Don Zientara and released posthumously in 1987 on Dischord this sole studio album stands as a foundational blueprint for post-hardcore and early emo. An essential piece of D.C. punk history.

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