Great Cynics

Great Cynics

Great Cynics are a punk and folk punk group from the United Kingdom. The band begins as Cynics, a name adopted by Giles Alexander Romeo Bidder after he changes his legal name on 7 May 2009. Before that, Bidder is known as GARB and has a background as a naked brass player in the punk rock ska band F-BATS.

History

The project starts as a solo act under the Cynics name. It later turns electric, with the first show in this form taking place at The Monarch in Camden Town, London. In 2011, bass and drums are added to the line-up, and the act changes its name to Great Cynics because another band already uses the name The Cynics.

Notable song

The song “Memorial Day” is singled out as the band’s hit single. Dan Yemin of Paint It Black claims to have written it first, and the band acknowledges this.

Style and associations

Great Cynics are associated with punk rock, garage rock, folk and folk punk. The project also carries the history of Bidder’s earlier identity and his transition from the original Cynics name to the later group format.