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THE ALBUM OF YOUR DREAMS DARK BLUE | START OF THE WORLD 01 Union Of Buffoon 02 Be Gone Everyone 03 I Never Wanted To Hurt You 04 Paralyzed By Fear 05 You Know Who 06 Bombs On The Beach 07 Tired Of The Poor 08 Western Front Academy Boot stomping opener “Union of Buffoons,” sets the political tone for this album with an anthem for workers’ rights. Sharkey’s biting lyrics: “You can’t fight this, you can’t win…screw you once, they’ll screw you twice,” is a reference to human expendability in the face of deregulation and the stagnancy of labor rights. “Never Wanted to Hurt You” is a pop song in the highest order with guts and an undeniable chorus that would make Noel Gallagher jealous even at his most jaded. The 50′s doo-woop and surf rock sound of “Bombs on the Beach” initially feels like a left turn for the band, evoking a playful innocence against a sunny backdrop. But the lyrics prove this is truly a Dark Blue song, tearing through any cheerfulness as jarring and abrupt as words can be to describe the reality of dropping missiles on a beach of unsuspecting Palestinian children. Sharkey’s voice is heavy with the despair of survivor’s guilt: “Now I’m holding my baby’s hand, as he lies bleeding to death in the sand.” This is another pointed song full of sentiment as much as it is an impassioned call for accountability for the crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. While this album shows off new and varying degrees of Sharkey’s vocal intensity, Andrew Mackie Nelson (Bass, Ceremony) and Michael Sneeriger (Drums, Strand of Oaks) shine, guiding the songs in ways other releases haven’t shown before . Tracks such as “Be Gone Everyone” and “Western Front” underscore just how comfortable the band has gotten. ‘Start Of The World’ is the kind of record that Dark Blue has always promised: a collection of smart, fully realized songs that tell real stories. With the world falling apart around us, Dark Blue continues to give voice to neglected perspectives, many unnerving but all necessary to hear. We need a defiant record like this to remind us that just as there was start to all of this destruction, there can also be an end. – Sean Gray. Out 4th November on 12XU (North America) & Adagio830 (Europe) Listen to "I Never Wanted To Hurt You" Here - Pre-Order It Here (USA) - http://bit.ly/2dcUNBV ...Or Here (EU/UK) - http://bit.ly/2d6e757

VICIOUS ROMANCE http://noisey.vice.com/blog/dark-blue-vicious-romance DELCO RUNTS http://www.stereogum.com/1850212/dark-blue-delco-runts/mp3s/

It's live. Lots of things as low as $5. Have a nice time. http://ceremonyhc.bigcartel.com

PS - The poster for the Cleveland show is amazing:

So, as you know, we're headed out on a couple of weekends this month, playing places we've never played before. We don't play out too often, so it'll be a LONG time before we're back to any of these spots. These shows will be real good. Hope to see you. Links to info are below: Nov 13th Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class * https://www.facebook.com/events/502485966586092/ https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/984599/ Nov 14th Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen * https://www.facebook.com/events/143594972653500/ https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/962119 Nov 15th Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox * https://www.facebook.com/events/937838122957040/ https://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=6171285&pl=opusb Nov 27th Montreal, QC @ TurboHaus https://www.facebook.com/events/888273591261398/ https://www.lfttckt.com/tickets/lfttkt-casa-1442409960-17769 Nov 28th Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha https://www.ticketfly.com/event/965963 https://www.facebook.com/events/549623671852328/ Nov 29th Buffalo, NY @ Studio at Waiting Room https://www.facebook.com/events/602016249900747/ https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/963007?utm_medium=bks xx DB * w/ THE GOTOBEDS

Hi, everyone. We have three more shows this year and then we go away for a while. Hope you can make it out to these shows, the bills are stacked: http://ceremonyhc.com/tour/

Nov 13th Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class * Nov 14th Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen * Nov 15th Pittsburgh, PA @ brillobox * Nov 27th Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haus Nov 28th Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha Nov 29th Buffalo, NY @ The Studio At Waiting Room * with The Gotobeds

Our shows with Algiers kick off tonight, north of human civilization. Join the fight: Sep 17th Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall Sep 18th New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge Sep 19th Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle Sep 20th Washington, DC @ Rock And Roll Hotel http://t.co/eOhCUcsKqf

We're playing the Bay again in October. Patience, patience!

Wednesday July 22nd 8:00pm UNIFORM DARK BLUE DREW MCDOWALL DISINTEREST At PhilaMOCA (531 N 12th Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $8 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/859383/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/758832530902255/

We're finally in the Northeast starting this weekend... Tonight: Tickets - http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/calendar/ceremony-2/ Tomorrow night: Saturday June 27th 8:00pm CEREMONY PITY SEX TONY MOLINA ANXIETY HAMMER At Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $12 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.utphilly.com/event/837669/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/1478642392425725/ Sunday: Tickets - http://www.boweryboston.com/event/836617-ceremony-somerville/

'THE L-SHAPED MAN' Limited Tour Edition LP. Each cover is unique and hand-drawn by our Ross Farrar in the same single-stroke method as the LP art. Available at all shows on our U.S. tour. If you eBay it, you suck.

Hard to say since I'm on a plane and not sure how many copies there are. I'd like to think we'll be smart and ration them out so everyone has a chance!

Oh yeah -- there is a TOUR edition of the LP that has a special cover with unique hand-drawn art by Ross Farrar in the style/series of the cover drawing (each one is different). We'll have them at all shows. I think this board is the first place I'm posting that. Surprise!!

OUR U.S. TOUR IN SUPPORT OF 'THE L-SHAPED MAN' BEGINS TOMORROW IN CALIFORNIA. Dates w/ Pity Sex, Tony Molina, Radioactivity, Creative Adult, Uniform & Wildhoney. Tickets for all shows are on sale now. http://www.ceremonyhc.com/tour 6/12 Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door *ˇ 6/13 San Diego, CA @ Legend Records *† 6/14 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge *† 6/15 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *† 6/16 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls *† 6/17 Austin, TX @ Red 7 *†$ 6/18 Dallas, TX @ Sons Of Hermann Hall *†$ 6/19 Houston, TX @ Walters Downtown *† 6/20 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks *! 6/21 Gainesville, FL @ The Atlantic Nightspot *! 6/22 Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem *! 6/23 Orlando, FL @ The Social *! 6/24 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn *! 6/25 Raleigh, NC @ Kings *! 6/26 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel ∆* 6/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ∆* 6/28 Somerville, MA @ Cuisine en Locale ∆* 6/29 Hamden, CT @ The Space ∆* 7/1 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ∆*† 7/3 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa ∆* 7/4 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison ∆* 7/5 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place ∆* 7/6 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class ∆* 7/7 Detroit, MI @ Marble ∆* 7/8 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ∆* 7/9 Madison, WI @ The Frequency ∆* 7/10 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry ∆* 7/11 Omaha, NE @ Sweatshop Gallery *ˇ 7/12 Denver, CO @ Moon Room *ˇ 7/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *ˇ 7/14 Boise, ID @ The Watercooler *ˇ 7/15 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s *ˇ 7/16 Portland, OR @ Analog Cafe *ˇ 7/17 Reno, NV @ Holland Project *ˇ * with Tony Molina † with Uniform $ with Radioactivity ! with Wildhoney ∆ with Pity Sex ˇ with Creative Adult www.ceremonyhc.com www.matadorrecords.com We love you all.

PHILLY TONIGHT!! At PhilaMOCA w/ THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, MYRRIAS & BLOWDRYER. 7:30pm, all ages, a scant $10. V excited! Monday June 1st 8:00pm COLD BEAT THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE MYRRIAS BLOWDRYER At PhilaMOCA (531 N 12th Street In Philadelphia, PA) All Ages / $10 / Tickets On Sale Now At R5Productions.com & AKA Music Or, Click Here - http://www.r5productions.com/event/813683/ FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/585838118219597/

YOUR LIFE IN FRANCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80rvSq3oDqg

Thanks, everyone. All of the vinyl for the first press is the same -- sea foam green. I presume it will sell out pretty quick and get repressed on other color(s) but not really sure what the plan is for that yet. There will be a limited edition for either the tour or the record release shows (maybe both) that will involve each copy having some original one-of-a-kind artwork, but we're not really allowed to talk about that yet. There's a cassette version forthcoming too, as well as some other surprises. Lots in store!

That's an excellent question for [email protected] !

Sorry about that

Yeah, same record. All of the first press is on sea foam green. After that, something different!

Hi, we will still play songs from all the records. As always. Thanks to everyone who has checked out the new songs or picked up the record/book so far. Really looking forward to the rest of this year. xo amn

Hi Everyone, Long time no speak. We made a new record with our friend John Reis at the helm and it comes out May 19th on Matador Records. Here's what it looks like: Here's the names of the songs on it: 1. Hibernation 2. Exit Fears 3. Bleeder 4. Your Life In France 5. Your Life In America 6. The Separation 7. The Pattern 8. Root Of The World 9. The Party 10. The Bridge 11. The Understanding You can watch videos for the first two songs here: And pre-order it here: http://smarturl.it/LShapedMan_bundle Or, keep it local by pre-ordering here: http://ceremonyhc.bigcartel.com/ See you all soon. Love, C E R E M O N Y / www.ceremonyhc.com www.facebook.com/ceremony www.twitter.com/ceremony www.instagram.com/ceremony

Tonight in West Philly, we will perform some amazing new songs along our amazing old songs. Monday March 2nd 7:00pm THE UKIAH DRAG DARK BLUE HALDOL THE GUESTS At The Great Indoors All Ages / $7 / For Info, Kindly Email [email protected] FB Event - http://www.facebook.com/events/340190139520409/