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Our new favorite D.C. area politically charged punks are back with a new single. Celebration Summer have released "Patience in Presence," and if you have a special place in your heart for Dischord punk, you're going to love this one. The song fits the definition of melodic punk. It has too much of an edge to it to quite be pop punk, but it's also too melodic to truly be hardcore. This one is reminding me of Rites of Spring if they reeled it in a bit and tried to get some radio play but not quite making it to that level of mainstream. "Patience in Presence" is just a killer melodic punk song with gang vocals and is just begging to be pogoed to. You can watch the video for "Patience in Presence" below. Patience in Presence , the album, is due out in late 2022. The album will be released in the US on A-F Records and Shield in Europe. You can find the pre-order here . For more on Celebration Summer, check out the band's Facebook and Instagram .

Celebration Summer, your new favorite D.C. area politically charged punk band, just released a new single. If you have an affection for D.C. area punk, you kind of already know what to expect from "Fraud." It's a song that takes aim at NRA, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, etc. As angry as it is, the song is kind of fun in that way the best angry punk is. It's fast and political with great shout a long gang choruses, but it's oddly melodic at the same time. To keep the classic D.C. punk theme going, "Fraud" sounds like if Rites of Spring attempted to write a straightforward hit for the modern rock charts. You can watch the video for "Fraud" below. Patience in Presence will be out on A-F Records in the US and Shield Recordings in Europe in late September. The album can be pre-ordered here . For more on Celebration Summer, check out the band's Facebook and Bandcamp .

Celebration Summer are the latest in a long line of Washington D.C. area politically charged punk bands. Hailing from Northern Virginia, they've just released "Disconnected." This new song sounds and feels a lot like your Dischord favorites. It's a song that is as fast and loud as it is heartfelt. If anything, it might be a little rougher and more fuzzy than what you typically associate with D.C. punk. I'm hearing an interesting hybrid of Rites of Spring and Jawbreaker in this one. Punk is a genre that follows a very specific series of narrow rules. Celebration Summer are pulling off making music within those rules while breaking out with their own sound. You can watch the video for "Disconnected" below. Patience in Presence will be out later this year on A-F Records in the US and Shield Recordings in Europe. For more on Celebration Summer, check out the band's Facebook and Instagram .