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Melbourne-based five-piece Civic - Jim McCullough (vocals), Lewis Hodgson (guitar), Roland Hlavka (bass), Jackson Harry (guitar) & Matt Blach (drums) - recently released their visceral new full-length studio album “Taken By Force”, out now on ATO Records. The follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed 2021 debut full-length “Future Forecast”; sees the Aussie band pick up where their debut left off, joyfully obliterating the line between furious catharsis and unbridled fun. We asked the band to list some of the influences that helped shape their sound, eventually earning them the title of ‘Melbourne’s New Kings Of Wild Rock And Roll’.

The band is currently on tour in Europe. Full dates below.

CIRCLE PIT

Crucial Sydney punk from late 2000's

WHIPPER

One of Lewis other bands from before he broke his hand on my head.

THE RASPBERRIES

Coz you know why baby

COYOTE

New Zealand's best kept secret. Rest in peace.

Q4U

Icelandic post-punk

LOU MIAMI

You all know this one. Dance for me

BLONDIE

The Queen. This song will play as I'm slid into the furnace

CIVIC tour dates:

• May 19, 2023 - ACU - Utrecht, Netherlands
• May 20, 2023 - Vera - Groningen, Netherlands
• May 21, 2023 - Cassiopeia - Berlin, Germany
• May 23, 2023 - Shacklewell Arms - London, UK
• May 25, 2023 - The Castle Hotel - Manchester, Greater Manchester
• May 26, 2023 - Hyde Park Book Club - Leeds, England
• May 27, 2023 - Wide Awake Festival - London, UK
• May 29, 2023 - le Bistrot de la Cité - Rennes, France
• May 30, 2023 - Cabaret Vauban - Brest, France
• May 31, 2023 - L’Iboat (Iboat x Astrodome) - Bordeaux, France
• Jun 1, 2023 - Azkena Club - Bilbao, Spain
• Jun 2, 2023 - Dabadaba - Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
• Jun 3, 2023 - Blockparty Arganzuela - Madrid, Spain