On May 30 Australia’s CIVIC will release their third album, Chrome Dipped, via ATO Records. Eager to step beyond the raw, unmistakably Australian punk rock sound of their first two albums, the band break new ground with Chrome Dipped with a bold evolution in their sound, pushing into uncharted sonic terrain without sacrificing the fierce energy that defines them. Today they share new single “The Hogg” which, named for its “disgusting sounding riff,” exemplifies the band’s new direction while summoning the filth and fury of their early work. The track muses on human consciousness and the role of machines in the world and its musical aggression contrasts artfully with its delicate lyrical imagery (“sunshine on the ocean floor”).
Having just supported Sex Pistols on an Australian tour, CIVIC will kick off their U.S. dates with two sets at Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival in Las Vegas on May 24 and 25, The run also takes them to among other markets, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City and Toronto. This summer they head to The UK and Europe. Tickets are on-sale here and all dates are listed below.
North American Tour Dates
May 24 & 25 – Punk Rock Bowling, Las Vegas, NV
May 28 – Holland Project, Reno, NV
May 30 – The Vera Project, Seattle, WA
May 31 – Polaris Hall, Portland, OR
June 3 – Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA
June 6 – The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
June 7 – Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
June 11 – Pearl Street, Washington, DC
June 12 – Foto Club, Philadelphia, PA
June 13 – TV Eye, New York, NY
June 14 – Middle East Upstairs, Boston, MA
June 16 – The Baby G, Toronto, ON
June 17 – The Sanctuary, Hamtramck (Detroit), MI
June 18 – Schubas, Chicago, IL
June 19 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
UK/EU Tour Dates
June 24 – Dabadaba, San Sebastian, ES
June 25 – El Sol, Madrid, ES
June 26 – Loco Club, Valencia, ES
June 27 – Upload, Barcelona, ES
June 28 – Helldorado, Vitoria, ES
June 30 – Freakout Club, Bologna, IT
July 1 – Punkadeka Preview @ Magnolia, Milan, IT
July 3 – Voodoo, Belfast, UK
July 4 – Workmans Cellar, Dublin, IE
July 5 – Luca Records & Skate Shop, Waterford, IE
July 6 – Kasbah, Limerick, IE
July 8 – Gullivers, Manchester, UK
July 9 – Moth Club, London, UK
July 10 – 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham, UK
July 12 – Sjock Festival, Antwerp, BE
July 13 – Ratinger Hof, Dusseldorf, DE
July 14 – Privatclub, Berlin, DE
July 15 – Goldener Salon @ Hafenklang, Hamburg, DE
July 18 – Ravnedalen Live, Kristiansand, NO
July 19 – Bukta Festival, Tromso, NO (with DJ set that night)
July 24 – Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
July 25 – Supersonic, Paris, FR
July 26 & 27 – Binic Folk Blues Festival, Binic, FR
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