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From Monday 22 May 2017

Great Cynics, Happy Accidents and more added to Da Iawn Fest 3

The organisers of Da Iawn Fest have confirmed the first wave of bands for its third edition. Great Cynics, Happy Accidents, The Run Up, Deadlines, and This Hidden Switch will be playing the Cardiff based punk/indie all dayer. It will take place upstairs at Buffalo Bar on Saturday 19th August.

Tuesday 11 April 2017

Great Cynics – ‘Posi’

It’s the worst of times, so let’s write an album about the best of times. ‘Posi,’ the fourth album by those affable southern punks Great Cynics, is an album split down the middle, told in two parts, treading a knife’s edge between seemingly forced positivity and a more deep

Sunday 26 March 2017

Great Cynics tread gorgeous new ground on ‘Don’t Buy The Sun’

Great Cynics new album ‘Posi’ arrived on Friday and it’s a fantastic return from one of the UK’s most underrated bands. The album is full of the classic warm guitars, infectious melodies and lyrics about bags of cans in the sun Great Cynics are known for, but also sees the band

Wednesday 08 February 2017

Great Cynics Sound Like An Old Friend With A New Lease Of Life

Great Cynics returned this week with news of a new album, ‘POSI’, and a new single in the form of ‘Butterfly Net’. The band have been relatively quiet of late and have undergone some line-up changes. Iona Cairns has left (an understandable shame given how busy she

Tuesday 07 February 2017

Great Cynics release new track, ‘Butterfly Net’

Great Cynics have premiered their brand new song, ‘Butterfly Net’, over at DIY Magazine. Touching upon matters of confidence and positivity in oneself, the track is taken from the indie punks’ upcoming fourth album, ‘POSI’, which will be released on the 24th March via Specialist Subject Records (UK), Lame-O

Sunday 15 January 2017

Great Cynics, Doe and more added to South East Fest

For the past week, the organisers of South East Fest have continually been adding a new band a day to their line up until it is complete. Joining the previously announced Apologies, I Have None, Sam Russo and Beezewax are the following acts: Doe, Great Cynics, The Hippaes, The Exhausts,

Tuesday 13 December 2016

Great Cynics unveil new single and video, ‘Only In Memories’

Great Cynics have unveiled a video for their brand new single, ‘Only In Memories’. The track was unveiled in a Facebook live stream last night, where the band performed the track 50 times in a row. It is taken from their forthcoming album, ‘POSI’, which is due for release on

Sunday 20 November 2016

Great Cynics, The Murderburgers, and more added to Manchester Punk Festival 2017

Manchester Punk Festival have added 15 more acts to their 2017 line up. This includes the following bands: Great Cynics, The Murderburgers, Nervus, Clowns, Black Star Dub Collective, Nosebleed, Revenge of the Psychotronic Man, The Human Project, The Deadites, El Escapado, Despite Everything, Venturas, Thee Infidels, Billy Liar and Brightr. They

Wednesday 16 November 2016

Brunch unveil debut album, ‘Big Water’

London indie rockers Brunch have unveiled their debut full length, ‘Big Water’, at Upset Magazine. Featuring slacker pop fuelled anthems galore, it is due for release on limited cassette this Friday 18th November via Hanger Records. The quartet will also be playing a small number of UK shows towards the

Thursday 02 June 2016

LIVE: Our Great Escape

Each year, the city of Brighton and Hove gets completely taken over by over 500 bands and artists, industry experts and music lovers alike to enjoy the madness of The Great Escape. Priding itself on being the best ‘Festival’ to discover new music, the event holds gigs in every