| Birth of a Cynic | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | 8stops7 |
| Cover: | Birth of a Cynic.jpg |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock Post-grunge Hard rock |
| Next Title: | In Moderation |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Birth of a Cynic is the first independent release of post-grunge garage rock band 8stops7. It was produced by Paul Lani & Paul Yered and released on Elephant Ear Records.
Album artwork was photographed by Scott Council, 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.
* Asterisk indicates song was re-recorded and included on the band's following album: In Moderation.
A review in the Los Angeles Times gave Birth of a Cynic a grade of "B-", comparing the band to Soundgarden (except younger and with less money). The review called out the "growling vocals of Evan Sula-Goff, who somehow manages to prevent those veins in his neck from blowing up".[1]