Civic - New Vietnam

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The best rock music in the world is coming out of Melbourne right now, the city has had a stronghold on the genre ever since Eddy Current tore through around 10 years ago. International taste-makers have been skimming the top of Melbourne's punk scene for the next band to share on their blogs and for their community radio show playlists. The beauty of the scene in Melbourne is that it runs MUCH deeper than that. There are great bands doing great things everywhere. Take CIVIC for example, comprised of members from a multitude of excellent bands, they are on plenty of radars around the world right now and for good reason I should add.

New Vietnam is a flagpole planted defiantly in the dirt by Civic. They are here and there's no chance of stopping them anytime soon. The record's opener, Nuclear Son, hits hard and it hits fast. The bone crunching drum work is un-relenting in the greatest way.
The EP is ablaze with huge riff-age and Jim McCullough's (Leather Lickers) great raw vocal style.  Listening to New Vietnam, it's hard not to think of The Stooges, Dead Boys and The Saints - so you know its gotta be good.

I could give you a run down of every track and a more in depth analysis, but this is punk rock and you don't need to know anything other than it is fucking great and you should buy it.

NEW VIETNAM IS RELEASED APRIL 6 VIA ANTI-FADE RECORDS

PRE-ORDER HERE: https://antifaderecords.bandcamp.com/album/new-vietnam-12-ep

PIC BY BEN FORDE

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