Embrace (American band)

Embrace
Embrace at Food for Thought in July 1985. From left to right are Chris Bald, Ian MacKaye, and Mike Hampton. The drummer, Ivor Hanson, is out of frame.
Background information
Origin	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk[1][2] post-hardcore[1][2][3] emo[2][3][4][5]
Years active	1985–1986
Labels	Dischord
Past members	Ian MacKaye Michael Hampton Chris Bald Ivor Hanson

Embrace was a short-lived American hardcore band from Washington, D.C., active from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986.^[6] Along with Rites of Spring, and Beefeater, it was one of the mainstay acts of the 1985 Revolution Summer movement,^[7] and was one of the first bands to be dubbed in the press as emotional hardcore,^[6][8] though the members had rejected the term since its creation.^[8][9][10] The band included lead vocalist Ian MacKaye of the defunct hardcore punk act Minor Threat and three former members of his brother Alec's band, the Faith: guitarist Michael Hampton, drummer Ivor Hanson, and bassist Chris Bald.^[6][9]