Exclusive: CIVIC Unveil “The Fool” From Forthcoming LP Chrome Dipped

Post by Paste Magazine

Australian four-piece CIVIC have a record coming out this Friday. Chrome Dipped, their latest with ATO Records, is bold take on their long-cherished punk origins. As guitarist Lewis Hodgson puts it, “We’ve always stuck to the rules, doing Australian punk rock properly. But after touring the world, we realized—you can really do whatever the fuck you want.” Today, the band has released “The Fool,” a melodic uppercut of metallic, poppy post-punk that sounds fuller and feistier than CIVIC’s previous LPs. The band say it’s a “nihilistic death march about dreamers and idiots,” a song “meant to provoke the senses.” “It recalls the story of the fool and what’s behind the 1000 yard stare…