{"id":2689,"date":"2017-03-23T14:45:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T14:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-great-cynics-posi\/"},"modified":"2017-03-23T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T14:45:20","slug":"review-great-cynics-posi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-great-cynics-posi\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Great Cynics –\u00a0Posi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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London outfit Great Cynics<\/b> have penned a love letter to their hometown with their new album ‘Posi’<\/i>.\n<\/p>\n

As the album’s title suggest, this is a tremendously positive record. It’s as if its sole reason for existence is to just make you smile, and it delivers. This is proven correct from the get-go with opener, ‘Let Me Go Home’<\/i>. Littered with catchy hooks and singalongs that’ll keep you grinning throughout. The dance-like verses of ‘Blue Roll and Duct Tape’<\/i> are like a punk interpretation of The 1975.<\/p>\n

Great Cynics<\/b> confirm that there is no place like home in ‘Happiness, London’<\/i>, a track in which the line “Happiness is a place in London”<\/i> will get lodged so deep into your brain you’ll believe it yourself. Whilst this is a record all about having a positive mental attitude, the band delve into politics with ‘Don’t Buy The Sun’<\/i>, a song urging you not to buy the heavily-criticised tabloid paper. ‘Easily Done’<\/i> is a simple punk tune that creates a sense of accessibility with the album. The no-nonsense nature of the record also amplifies how enjoyable and joyful it is.<\/p>\n

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‘Summer At Home’<\/i> is a real nostalgia trip, reminiscing about drinking Tyskie and hanging with your mates. Once more, the band demonstrate that they’re hand-made for a great anthemic singalong, preferably with all your best friends Single, ‘Butterfly Net’<\/i> follows, fusing everything the band excel at – a catchy hook, positivity and capturing that feling of having a blast. The album closes with ‘Things We Don’t Need’. The track isn’t even a minute long but somehow leaves you satisfied as an album closer should.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n

Great Cynics<\/b> prove that all you need is four chords, a great hook and an immense amount of positivity to leave the listener grinning from ear to ear. Well that, and a can of Tyskie.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘POSI’<\/i> by Great Cynics<\/b> is released on 24th March on Specialist Subject Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Great Cynics<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Ryan Wilson (@thrillcollins_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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