{"id":34060,"date":"2012-04-26T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-great-cynics-in-the-valley-ep\/"},"modified":"2022-08-07T12:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T11:58:11","slug":"album-review-great-cynics-in-the-valley-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-great-cynics-in-the-valley-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Great Cynics – In The Valley EP"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Having produced one of the best British albums of 2011 in ‘Don’t Need Much,’<\/em> Great Cynics<\/strong> have returned with a short, straight-to-the-point EP entitled ‘In The Valley.<\/em>’ While some may think these are three new songs, they’re actually re-worked tracks from the bands former name, Cynics<\/strong>, and come from the period where the project soley consisted of frontman Giles Bidder.<\/p>\n

On ‘In The Valley,’<\/em> Bidder along with drummer Bob Barrett and bassist Iona Cairns have given the tracks new, bolsterious life that is quick and affective. The title track has a bouncy tempo with Bidder and Cairns neatly exchanging vocals. It’s a bright, upbeat opener that ideally sets the tone and gives a fast indication of what Great Cynics are all about.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The re-workings of ’14 Coleman St’<\/em> and ‘You’re Alright’<\/em> are more\u00a0effective\u00a0and\u00a0boisterous. On both tracks, Barret and Cairns give the tracks a lively,\u00a0energetic\u00a0boost with the latter being rousing, bold sing-a-long anthem that is more than satisfying. Whilst both tracks are lyircally introspective and brings a sense of realism to the bands sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘In The Valley’<\/em> proves to be a worthy follow-up to ‘Don’t Need Much,’<\/em> as it takes the same ethics and approach that it had and gives the bands old tracks a newlease of life. A fun, fast stop-gap release from a band that shouldn’t be ignored. Nothing but honest, fun punk rock.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘In The Valley’ EP<\/em> by Great Cynics<\/strong> is available now on Kind of Like Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Words by Sean Reid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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