Birth of a Cynic


Birth of a Cynic is the first independent release of post-grunge rock band 8stops7. It was produced by Paul Lani & Paul Yered and released on Elephant Ear Records.

Musicians

Album artwork was photographed by , who went on to a successful career in entertainment photography. The images were photographed in Ventura, CA and Ojai, CA. Marty Johnston was the graphic designer.
The booklet from original release was printed as a blue and black duotone on white paper with hidden elements in a high gloss varnish, while the reissue was printed in full color and had slightly different artwork.
Four of its tracks were re-recorded for the band's major label release In Moderation on Warner Bros. Records/Reprise Records. In 2007, three songs were featured in the short film He's Not My..., which was produced by Contempovision Films.

Track listing

  1. "Doubt"
  2. "Fate"
  3. "Esteem" *
  4. "Not Alive" *
  5. "Long Distance"
  6. "Wider" *
  7. "Wait I Swear"
  8. "What's The Big Idea"
  9. "Weekend"
  10. "Disappear"
  11. "Forget" *
* Asterisk indicates song was re-recorded and included on the band's following album: In Moderation.