Jeff Hersch (Glazer) started releasing music as Civic Mimic in the early months of the COVID pandemic, dropping about 25 songs across four releases between May 2020 and April 2021. After that… crickets.

Pandemic over, band over would have been a fair assumption, but Civic Mimic is back with a self-titled three-song EP that feels like a reset. This time, Civic Mimic go full band. No social distancing, just bodies pressed in, volume cranked, and sweat flying all over each other. The songs are that hot.

I have said it before, but fans of Tenement should really be paying attention. Civic Mimic tap into that same mix of scrappy hooks and blown-out charm, playing it with enough swagger to keep things from ever feeling too clean.

If the band’s social media manager is to be believed, there is more on the way, which is for the better, as this sounds too good for a one-off return.

Limited tape run available at their live shows.

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