CeremonyBest Ceremony Albums Ranked

Rohnert Park

fantano

8.0

“On Ceremony's third album, the Cali quintet brings a style of punk that hasn't been done this well in years. The classic sounds of Circle Jerks and Black Flag are reborn and played in such a way that transcends nostalgia. This music is here and this music is now.”

Drowning in You

exclaim

7.0

“Although new listeners may find this brand of new wave revival frivolous in such an oversaturated pool of sound-alikes, longtime fans, or those who listen close enough, will hear a band who has a little more weight beneath the surface than their contemporaries. Songwriting that isn't always complementary, but bold nonetheless. ”

In the Spirit World Now

pitchfork

6.3

“After some nebulous false starts, the former hardcore band has finally found space to carve their own lane in the crowded field of ’80s-indebted groups.”

In the Spirit World Now (Synthetic Remixes)

pitchfork

6.3

“After some nebulous false starts, the former hardcore band has finally found space to carve their own lane in the crowded field of ’80s-indebted groups.”

In the Spirit World Now

loudandquiet

6.0

“California noisemakers Ceremony have never been easy to pin down, straying further from the herd with each new album. Starting life as peers to Converge with their abrasive power-violence debut Violence Violence, they soon became lauded for their riotous hardcore leanings on Rohnert Park, and most recently polarised fans with their atmospheric post-punk excursion The L-Shaped Man. And now nearly ”

Zoo

pitchfork

5.4

“The Bay Area quintet's first record for Matador feels a long way from its powerviolence beginnings, with a cleaned-up sound and a focus on garage-rock hooks.”