Civic Video Unveil New EP + East Coast Tour

Eora/Sydney indie-rockers Civic Video have unveiled their new EP Making Room For Others, alongside plans to take the record on the road for an East Coast tour.

Produced and mixed by Rick Austin (Charli Lucas, Tenderfoot, Sir Archer), the six-track collection sees the rising four-piece navigate the messy transition into adulthood, pairing deeply personal lyricism with soaring melodies, nostalgic atmospherics and big guitars.

Civic Video – ‘Say It Out Loud’

According to frontman Zac Newton-John, Making Room For Others emerged from a particularly strange and uncertain period in his early 20s.

“Making Room For Others came out of a very strange period of my life,” Newton-John explains. “I was 21/22 when I was writing it, and I think that age can be a particularly strange place to exist. You’re suddenly thrown into a world of adult responsibilities and feelings like heartbreak, loss and uncertainty, but you haven’t yet developed the maturity or hindsight to properly understand or rationalise those feelings.”

The EP’s title was inspired by a recording of philosopher Alan Watts, which appears at the end of its title track.

“That idea inspired the title Making Room For Others,” Newton-John continues. “It’s a confronting phrase that comes from a recording of philosopher Alan Watts, and I liked that. Making room doesn’t necessarily mean losing some part of yourself. It means allowing space for something else to grow.”

Sonically taking cues from the likes of Holy Holy and DMA’S, Making Room For Others moves between the intimacy of Just Like You and Terrified and the more propulsive sounds of Say It Out Loud and Get Back To It.

The release arrives amid a growing run of momentum for Civic Video, who’ve also announced a new booking deal with New World Artists.

The band have already ticked off appearances at Lost Paradise and Woodford Folk Festival, alongside sold-out headline shows at Sydney venues Waywards, The Lansdowne and The Vanguard. They’ve also shared stages with acts including The Rions, Rum Jungle, The VANNS, Daily J, Beddy Rays, The Terrys and Polish Club.

Next up, Civic Video will celebrate their new EP with a run of East Coast dates across October and November, hitting Newcastle, Old Bar, Wollongong, Sydney and Melbourne.

Making Room For Others is out now.

Catch the band’s full tour itinerary below.