CIVIC Announce Third Studio Album 'Chrome Dipped', Share Title Track
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Marcus Coblyn
CIVIC have laid out plans for their third studio album.
The Melbourne rockers will release 'Chrome Dipped' through ATO Records on May 30, following up 2023's 'Taken By Force'. The record finds the four-piece expanding their sonic palette, offering a shift away from the raw, guitar-driven hooks and licks associated with the frenzied Australian punk sound, while maintaining their sharpness and intensity. Guitarist Lewis Hodgson explained:
"We’d been pushing a sort of ’70s Australian punk sound with our first two records, but I think we wanted to take it in a different direction. I think it was all starting to feel a bit stale."
Vocalist Jim McCullough added: "We didn’t really know what we were going to make but we went into it very open for change."
As a preview, the group have shared the album's driving lead single and title track. They said: "Chrome Dipped is about finding human emotion and a world that’s hurling towards complete reliance on the machine."
CIVIC will tour North America in May and June, following dates supporting Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter in Australia in April. In the summer, they'll play shows across Europe and the UK, with the run including an appearance at 2000trees festival on July 10. Tickets are on sale now.
'Chrome Dipped' tracklist:
1. The Fool
2. Chrome Dipped
3. Gulls Way
4. The Hogg
5. Trick Pony
6. Poison
7. Amissus
8. Starting All The Dogs Off
9. Fragrant Rice
10. Swing Of The Noose
Civic Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu July 03 2025 - BELFAST Voodoo
Fri July 04 2025 - DUBLIN Workmans Cellar
Sat July 05 2025 - WATERFORD Luca Records and Skate Shop
Sun July 06 2025 - LIMERICK Kasbah
Tue July 08 2025 - MANCHESTER Gullivers
Wed July 09 2025 - LONDON Moth Club
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