Armchair Cynics are a rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

, Canada

Canada

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. In 2004 the band signed a recording and development contract with Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

 based 604 Records

604 Records

604 Records is the production company of Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger and attorney Jonathan Simkin, founded in 2002. Their records are distributed in Canada by Universal Music Group....

. The initial release with 604 records was the EP Killing the Romance and is distributed by Universal Music Canada. The recording supplied three singles: "Bang", "Coalmine" and "Surprise Ending". On October 6, 2009, Armchair Cynics released their debut full length album titled 'Starting Today'. Starting Today was recorded in Vancouver at various locations, produced by Dave Genn

Dave Genn

David Robert Madison Genn is a musician and a member of Canadian rock group 54-40. Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 2 March 1969.-Matthew Good Band:...

, and mixed by Mike Fraser

Mike Fraser

Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani...

.

Members

• Kenn Coutu: Vocals and Guitar
• Brendan Walker: Guitar and Vocals
• Aran Puritch: Bass
• Ryan Rae: Drums

Discography

Coffee-shop Confessions

• Released: 2002

Killing the Romance

• Released: 2005

Starting Today

• Released: 2009

Singles

• "Surprise Ending" – Killing the Romance
• "Coalmine" – Killing the Romance
• "Bang" – Killing the Romance
• "Ablaze" – Starting Today
• "Kelly" – Starting Today
• "Believe" – Starting Today
• "Can't Sleep" – Starting Today

Side-Projects

• While on Hiatus, Kenn Coutu has started an Alternative
  Alternative country
  Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
  
   Country
  Country music
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  band.

External links

• Armchair Cynics
• Armchair Cynics MySpace Page