CIVIC: New Vietnam and Singles Vinyl LP

Melbourne's CIVIC are one of the most important punk bands Australia has produced in a decade, and if you haven't figured that out yet, New Vietnam and Singles is a perfectly brutal place to start.

This is garage rock and punk that sounds like it was recorded in a room that smelled like spilled beer and amplifier heat, which is exactly right. CIVIC come from a lineage that runs through Radio Birdman and The Stooges but they've got their own sneer, their own velocity. This comp collects the New Vietnam EP alongside singles that document a band getting faster, louder, and more locked-in with every release. Australian alternative music doesn't always get its flowers while it's still kicking. Get ahead of that.

Format: Vinyl LP. Genre: Garage rock / punk.

Fans of: Amyl and the Sniffers, The Chats, Radio Birdman, The Stooges, Total Control.