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Chrome Dipped

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Chrome Dipped
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
Studio
Length37:18
LabelATO
ProducerKirin J. Callinan
Civic chronology
Taken By Force
(2023)
Chrome Dipped
(2025)
Singles from Chrome Dipped
  1. "Chrome Dipped"
    Released: 19 March 2025

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]

Background

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Chrome Dipped succeeds the band's 2023 project, Taken By Force.[2] Produced by Kirin J. Callinan,[4] 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][4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound
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."[5] 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."[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Civic.

Chrome Dipped track listing
No.TitleLength
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

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

Civic

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  • Jim McCullough – vocals
  • Lewis Hodgson – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, vocals
  • Roland Hlavka – bass
  • Eli Sthapit – drums

Additional contributors

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  • Kirin J Callinanproduction, power tools, additional percussion, backing vocals on "Hogg"
  • Chris Townend – recording, mixing
  • Joe LaPortamastering
  • 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

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Weekly chart performance for Chrome Dipped
Chart (2925) Peak
position
Australian Artist Album (ARIA)[7] 10

References

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  1. ^ a b Chrome Dipped (Media notes). Civic. ATO Records. 30 May 2025.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b c Chelosky, Danielle (19 March 2025). "CIVIC Announce New Album Chrome Dipped: Hear The Title Track". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b Griffiths, Charlotte (29 May 2025). "Album Review: Chrome Dipped – Civic". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b Pearis, Bill (19 March 2025). "CIVIC announce new album Chrome Dipped & tour, share title track". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  5. ^ Jones, Kevin (30 May 2025). "Album Review: CIVIC – Chrome Dipped". New Noise. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  6. ^ Aston, Martin (July 2025). "Chrome Dipped". Mojo. p. 82. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  7. ^ "ARIA Australian Artist Album Chart" (PDF). ARIA. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.