Civil Hands released their new album Skylines Fall on Saturday. The band has spent the last four years crafting the new record.

It's the Dubbo band's second album after debuting Leave It All Behind in 2016.

Civil Hands is comprised of Fred Randell on lead guitar and shared vocals, Mandi Randell on vocals, Erin Kelly on bass and Brad Purcell on drums.

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Mr Randell said Saturday's release was an intimate event with a record player to hear the songs and a projector to show the Burn video clip.

He describes the new album - which includes five singles that have already been released but were rerecorded - as a combination of heavier rock songs and some that are more laid back.

With a resurgence in vinyl sales, Civil Hands made the decision to release Skylines Fall not as a CD but as a record.

"Growing up the way we engaged with music was by buying albums by falling in love with the track listing or falling in love with the artwork, by holding something in your hands," Mr Randell said.

"Vinyl is a thing of beauty. It's large format so you can really engage with the artwork. The actual record itself is a thing that you can hold and admire. And I think that all those things combined, the idea that we still love albums, that we love the idea of a permanent object that you can hold in your hands and look at, it all kind of pointed to a vinyl release."

There are 11 songs on the album and for Mr Randell there's no way to choose a favourite.

I really appreciate when other people can tell me their reactions to the music because I can't be objective," he said.

"I've played the songs so many times, I know them inside out, and I love them so it's hard for me to say this one's my favorite or that one's my favorite. In fact, every time we work on a new song that's my favorite song but then you go back and listen to the old ones. They've all been my favourite song at one point in time."

As independent artists releasing original music in a regional city it can be hard. But Mr Randell said there had already been positive feedback and they would continue trying to reach more people.

"What you love doing is making the music, but you have to be a promoter, you have to be a manager, you have to be a social media expert, you have to be able to make a website, you have to be an artist to put together all the graphic design," he said.

"It's not just about being out there and playing good music and people will come. It's a challenge but we're going to keep fighting the good fight because we love what we do."

The album can be purchased via the Civil Hands website or at the Old Bank Music Shop. The digital version can be purchased via Bandcamp.

Civil Hands will be performing as part of the Under Western Skies festival on Sunday at the Western Plains Cultural Centre.

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