Chrome Dipped

Chrome Dipped
Studio album by Civic
Released	May 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
Studio	Frying Pan (Moina) Tunafish (Fremantle) Poverty Castles (Kangaroo Point) Button Pusher (Preston) Bunnings Warehouse (Brunswick) [1]
Length	37:18
Label	ATO
Producer	Kirin J. Callinan
Civic chronology
Taken By Force (2023) Chrome Dipped (2025)
Singles from Chrome Dipped
"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

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

All tracks are written by Civic.

Chrome Dipped track listing

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

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

Civic

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

Additional contributors

• 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

Weekly chart performance for Chrome Dipped

Chart (2925)	Peak position
Australian Artist Album (ARIA) [7]	10

References

1. Chrome Dipped (Media notes). Civic. ATO Records. 30 May 2025.
2. Chelosky, Danielle (19 March 2025). "CIVIC Announce New Album Chrome Dipped: Hear The Title Track". Stereogum . Retrieved 11 June 2025.
3. Griffiths, Charlotte (29 May 2025). "Album Review: Chrome Dipped – Civic". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
4. 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.