Chrome Dipped
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| Released | 30 May 2025 | |||
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| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | ATO | |||
| Producer | Kirin J. Callinan | |||
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Chrome Dipped is the third studio album by Australian rock band Civic,[2] released on 30 May 2025, via ATO Records, in CD, LP and digital formats.[3]
At the 2025 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album.[4]
Background
[edit]Chrome Dipped succeeds the band's 2023 project, Taken By Force.[2] Produced by Kirin J. Callinan,[5] it is composed of eleven tracks ranging between two and four minutes each, with a total runtime of approximately thirty-seven minutes. The title track was released as the album's lead single on 19 March 2025, alongside a music video directed by Marcus Coblyn.[2][5]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Distorted Sound | 7/10 |
| Mojo |   |
| New Noise |  |
New Noise rated the album three and a half stars and described it as "a veritable cornucopia of punk and post-punk sounds, and of influences both modern and old."[6] Distorted Sound assigned it a rating of seven out of ten, referring to it as "a fun rock album born out of wanting to bend the rules and do what they want."[3] Mojo, rating the project four stars, remarked, "The best Australian punk and post-punk always added a great twist to the Detroit archetype, and Chrome Dipped is no exception."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Civic.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Fool" | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Chrome Dipped" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Gulls Way" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "The Hogg" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Starting All the Dogs Off" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Trick Pony" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Amissus" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Poison" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Fragrant Rice" | 2:25 |
| 10. | "Kingdom Come" | 2:45 |
| 11. | "Swing of the Noose" | 2:16 |
| Total length: | 37:18 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Civic
[edit]- Jim McCullough – vocals
- Lewis Hodgson – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, vocals
- Roland Hlavka – bass
- Eli Sthapit – drums
Additional contributors
[edit]- Kirin J Callinan – production, power tools, additional percussion, backing vocals on "Hogg"
- Chris Townend – recording, mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Ezekiel Padmanabham – additional recording, editing, engineering assistance
- Matt Blach – additional recording, editing, engineering assistance, power tools, additional percussion
- Samuel Pankhurst – additional recording, editing, engineering assistance, power tools, additional percussion
- Tim Dunn – additional recording, editing, engineering assistance
- Charlotte Zarb – backing vocals on "Chrome Dipped"
- Tric – design
- Marcus Coblyn – photograph
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[8] | 10 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Chrome Dipped (Media notes). Civic. ATO Records. 30 May 2025.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 1 2 3 Chelosky, Danielle (19 March 2025). "CIVIC Announce New Album Chrome Dipped: Hear The Title Track". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- 1 2 Griffiths, Charlotte (29 May 2025). "Album Review: Chrome Dipped – Civic". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ "ARIA Award nominations 2025: Ninajirachi, Dom Dolla, Amyl & The Sniffers lead the pack". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- 1 2 Pearis, Bill (19 March 2025). "CIVIC announce new album Chrome Dipped & tour, share title track". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ Jones, Kevin (30 May 2025). "Album Review: CIVIC – Chrome Dipped". New Noise. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ Aston, Martin (July 2025). "Chrome Dipped". Mojo. p. 82. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Artist Album Chart" (PDF). ARIA. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.