“Chrome Dipped” by CIVIC

CIVIC, recently announced their new LP Chrome Dipped, will arrive on May 30 via ATO Records. The album is the follow up to Future Forecast (2021) and Taken By Force (2023) “the LP finds the band exploring new sonic territory while maintaining their sharp intensity.” Today CIVIC shares the first taste of this new sound via the self-titled lead single “Chrome Dipped.” “”Chrome Dipped’ is about finding human emotion and a world that’s hurling towards complete reliance on the machine,” and is accompanied by a music video, directed by Marcus Coblyn.

In support of Chrome Dipped CIVIC will embark on a North American tour this Spring. The dates kick off with a two night run at Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival in Las Vegas on May 24 and 25. Following that the band will headline shows in, among other markets, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City and Toronto. Next month they are the support for Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter on a tour of Australia and this summer they head to The UK and Europe.

“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,” says guitarist Lewis Hodgson. “I think it was all starting to feel a bit stale.”

“We didn’t really know what we were going to make but we went into it very open for change,” adds vocalist Jim McCullough.

CIVIC, includes bassist Roland Hlavka and drummer Eli Sthapit – to these new sonic pastures the band tapped Australian singer-songwriter Kirin J. Callinan to produce the record, and legendary musician and producer Chris Townend to engineer. It was Callinan’s idea to spend a week recording at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania, a far cry from the outback house in which CIVIC laid down Taken By Force. “We’ve always done our records DIY,” says McCullough. “This time we wanted to step up and make it sound as big as we could.”

Civic 2025 Tour Dates

5/24 & 5/25 – Punk Rock Bowling – Las Vegas, NV
5/28 – Holland Project – Reno, NV
5/30 – The Vera Project – Seattle, WA
5/31 – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR
6/3 – Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA
6/6 – The Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
6/7 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
6/11 – Pearl Street – Washington, DC
6/12 – Foto Club – Philadelphia, PA
6/13 – TV Eye – New York, NY
6/14 – Middle East Upstairs – Boston,. Ma
6/16 – The Baby G – Toronto, ON
6/17 – The Sanctuary – Hamtramck (Detroit), MI
6/18 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
6/19 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
4/5 – Festival Hall – Melbourne, AU *
4/6 – Hindley Street Music Hall – Adelaide, AU *
4/8 – Hordern Pavilion – Sydney, AU *
4/9 – Fortitude Music Hall – Brisbane, AU *
4/11 – Fremantle Prison – Fremantle, AU *
6/24 – Dabadaba – San Sebastian, ES
6/25 – El Sol – Madrid, ES
6/26 – Loco Club – Valencia, ES
6/27 – Upload – Barcelona, ES
6/28 – Helldorado – Vitoria, ES
6/30 – Freakout Club – Bologna, IT
7/1 – Punkadeka Preview @ Magnolia – Milan, IT
7/3 – Voodoo – Belfast, UK
7/4 – Workmans Cellar – Dublin, IE
7/5 – Luca Records & Skate Shop – Waterford, IE
7/6 – Kasbah – Limerick, IE
7/8 – Gullivers – Manchester, UK
7/9 – Moth Club – London, UK
7/10 – 2000 Trees Festival – Cheltenham, UK
7/12 – Sjock Festival – Antwerp, BE
7/13 – Ratinger Hof – Dusseldorf, DE
7/14 – Privatclub – Berlin, DE
7/15 – Goldener Salon @ Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE
7/18 – Ravnedalen Live – Kristiansand, NO
7/19 – Bukta Festival – Tromso, NO (with DJ set that night)
7/24 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
7/25 – Supersonic – Paris, FR
7/26 & 7/27 – Binic Folk Blues Festival – Binic, FR