Civil Civic #2

Sorry for the lack of posts of late. A combination of NBA finals basketball, broken internet connections and study has left me without the means of blogging of which I crave. Got something new for you that I can't sit on anymore however.

If you cast your mind back a couple of weeks ago you'll recall we jumped right on the Civil Civic band wagon after picking up on their phenomenal track 'Less Unless' from a bunch of bloggers who are a lot hipper than us. Well I'm pleased to share with you today the news of their latest two tracks. Less Unless left me with a melted face, however not unlike the cobrasnake I had an ultimate make-over and am back to mediocre Max Smart level, or Max Mediocre as is fast becoming the term.

Run Overdrive takes it foot off the pedal a touch, but still manages to capture an enormous amount of raw musical emotion, which is ridiculous considering the lack of lyrics. It's the type of guitar work I could envisage Kele from Bloc Party singing over, if not enjoying. Don't know why.

if you've a rock bone in your body you'll froth. That's all I'm going to say about Run Overdrive.



Now if this is something you like the song is available for download over at the Civil Civic Shop. Because they are nice blokes, both of their albums are available for download at a ridiculous "name your price" fee. But help them clear some credit card debt and drop them a 5er. They boys will probably be nice enough to drop you en email if you do applauding your flawless music taste.

They're also touring. Go.
2 June: Hamburg, Germany, @ Hafenklang
03 June: Kristiansand, Norway, @ Charlies Bar
04 June: Oslo, Norway, Betonghaven @ Chateau Neuf
05 June: Gothenburg, Sweden, w/ Fulmakten & Fucking Werewolf Asso Showdown @ Henriksberg
07 June: Gothenburg, Sweden - DJ set, Showdown @ Henriksberg
08 June: Malmo, Sweden: w/ Ganglians - Gold Soundz @ Debaser
12 June: Paris, France: Elvistronica #4 w/ Alto Clark @ L'International, Rue Moret
24 July: London, UK: 1-2-3-4- Shoreditch Festival

You're welcome x.

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Civil Civic

Mad Props to the Generic Collective boys for uncovering this one for me. Check out their blog.

Civil Civic are two Aussie's living in London and living the musicians dream. They're drinking pints, making tunes and preparing to embark on a European tour. Before all of this however they released a 5 track tape with some amazing songs on it. The group consists of 2 guys, a couple of guitars, a few keyboards and some incredible raw sounds which come together in a totally disorganised and desirable style.

It's the definition of a beautiful mess. A lot more beautiful than mess though.

You can download the track Less Unless for free and the entire album can be bought over here for as little as 1 pound. Why not drop them a 5ver though and help them clear some credit card debt.



Less Unless - CIVIL CIVIC

Here's a video of the track being performed live. It's really good.


If you're in Europe you can check out the dates and locations for their shows on Facebook. For anybody whose still reading, check their myspace.

p.s just terrible blogging on my part. This song was first blogged back in December. I'm cool though.