Kids in Glass Houses
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Kids in Glass Houses are a Welsh
rock
band from Cardiff
, and are considered a significant part of the Cardiff music scene
. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics "not throwing stones at you anymore" from Glassjaw
song "Tip Your Bartender". The band achieved success on the strength of the single
s "Give Me What I Want
" and "Saturday
" off their debut album Smart Casual
in 2008. The band released their second album Dirt
in early 2010, releasing four singles; most notably "Matters at All
". The band's third album, In Gold Blood
, was released on August 15, 2011.
, 30 Seconds to Mars
, Hundred Reasons
, Manic Street Preachers
and The Goo Goo Dolls. In the band's early stages, they also shared the stage with the likes of Funeral for a Friend
and The Used
on the Taste of Chaos
2005 UK tour in Cardiff
. They released their debut full-length EP E-Pocalypse!
on 9 October 2006.
During their time as an unsigned band, the band garnered a rare and unprecedented amount of press and support from rock media, including Kerrang!
and NME
as well as BBC Radio 1
and XFM
. In a television interview Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins claimed that "relatively unknown bands such as Kids in Glass Houses are a lot better than a lot of known bands out there."
In August 2007, the band were nominated for Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards, where the group were beaten to the award by Gallows
. Despite Kids in Glass Houses' disappointment at not winning, fellow countrymen Lostprophets
brought the band up on stage with them to claim their own award. During the run up to the awards, Kids in Glass Houses played a special show, titled The Day Of Rock, inside Zavvi on Oxford Street, London, alongside Enter Shikari
, Fightstar
, The Answer
and Turisas
.
During October 2007, the band completed a 16 date headline tour of the UK supported by London's Tonight Is Goodbye (now Futures) and friends of the bands rotating on the tour - Saidmike (now Straight Lines) and The New 1920. Following that they supported fellow Welshmen Funeral for a Friend
, on their December 2007 UK tour.
. Between the October and December tours, the band recorded their debut album at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda, who also produced the band's previous EP. During a studio session, the band recorded a live version of Glassjaw
's "Ry Ry's Song".
The band released "Easy Tiger
" as their first single on 10 March 2008. The video received considerable rotation on music channels, as well as entering the Kerrang! Top 10 Overdrive upon the first week of its release.
The band released their debut album, entitled Smart Casual
, on 26 May 2008. The album features re-recordings of three songs from E-Pocalypse. Prior to this, the single "Give Me What I Want
" (a re-recording of the track "Me Me Me
") was released on 19 May 2008.
On 21 May 2008, the band embarked on a headline tour to promote Smart Casual which finished with a performance at Astoria 2 on 5 June 2008. The support for the tour was provided by American punk rock band Valencia
. This was followed by another headline tour during October, with support provided by This City and Save Your Breath, and a European tour with Zebrahead and Simple Plan
. The band were one of the support acts for Paramore
and New Found Glory
on the 2008 RIOT Tour - during which guitarist Iain Mahanty joined New Found Glory onstage to perform their song, "Hit Or Miss". They also supported Fall Out Boy
on their UK arena tour in March 2009.
In February 2009, website Punktastic.com released the video for "Dance All Night". The song was announced as a single but was not released.
The first single was released on 5 October titled "Young Blood (Let It Out)", being released as a digital download single. Their second single "Matters At All" was released on 31 January 2010 and reached a peak of number 65 on the UK Singles Chart
and also giving the band their first number 1 single on the UK Rock Chart
. The band toured in February and March providing support for Lostprophets
.
Dirt
was released on 29 March 2010. The digital special edition includes three bonus tracks: "Believer", "Reputation" and "When The World Comes Down".
On 2 May 2010, they embarked on their headline tour starting in Newcastle and finishing in Exeter on 14 May. On 23 May they played the In New Music We Trust stage at the Radio 1 Big Weekend in Bangor, North Wales. They were joined on stage by Frankie Sandford
for "Undercover Lover" and Dev from Radio One for a cover version of "Jump". On 5 June 2010, the band were one of three supporting acts for Stereophonics
at their gig at the Cardiff City Stadium.
They released the third single from album Dirt, "Undercover Lover
", on June 13, which featured Frankie Sandford
on guest vocals from The Saturdays
. The single proved successful when it reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart
, the highest placement of a Kids In Glass Houses' single besides "Give Me What I Want
".
The band were confirmed in June 2010 to appear at Reading & Leeds Festival 2010 on the NME
/Radio 1
Stage. The band toured the UK in November 2010 with Boys like girls
and You And What Army
for the Dirt Tour Part II.
Kids In Glass Houses also supported Stereophonics at Belsonic, a music festival in Custom House Square, Belfast.
, Aled Phillips was quoted as saying the band are going in a "radically different direction". He added "It'll be a concept record, a big, grown-up rock record. It's going to document a journey. I don't want to give too much away, but it's looking to be our most 'mature' album." Recording for the album began in March with producer Jason Perry. Frontman Aled Phillips also announced on his Twitter account that Kids In Glass Houses will be touring in September/October. Aled later announced that the album would be released in late summer.
On 23 May 2011 the band announced that the title of their third studio album would be 'In Gold Blood
'. It was released on 15 August. The title track 'Gold Blood' was released as a free download on the 23 May, for a number of 4 days.
On July 9 Kids in Glass Houses performed at Sonisphere Festival
in Knebworth
on the saturn stage, they debuted two songs from 'In Gold Blood', with both the title track and new single 'Animals' played as part of the set. The band was also noted for playing in costume for the first time, theming around mad max
and american revoloutionary attire.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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 Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, and are considered a significant part of the Cardiff music scene
Cardiff music scene
The music of Cardiff has been dominated mainly by rock music since the early 1990s with later trends developing towards more extreme styles of the genre such as heavy metal, post-hardcore and emo music....
. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics "not throwing stones at you anymore" from Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their inception...
song "Tip Your Bartender". The band achieved success on the strength of the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
s "Give Me What I Want
Give Me What I Want
"Give Me What I Want" is the second single by Kids in Glass Houses to be taken from the band's debut album Smart Casual. It was released on 19 May 2008....
" and "Saturday
Saturday (Kids in Glass Houses song)
"Saturday" is the third single to be taken from Kids in Glass Houses debut album, Smart Casual. The song was previously titled "Skeletons", and was performed live frequently throughout 2007. The single was released on 11 August 2008....
" off their debut album Smart Casual
Smart casual
Smart casual is a loosely defined dress code, casual, yet "smart" enough to conform to the particular standards of certain Western social groups....
in 2008. The band released their second album Dirt
Dirt (Kids in Glass Houses album)
Dirt is the second studio album from Welsh rock band Kids in Glass Houses, released on March 29, 2010 through Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded during mid 2009 at Sonic Boom Ranch Studios in Texas with Jason Perry and at Long Wave Studios in Wales with Smart Casual producer Romesh Dodangoda...
in early 2010, releasing four singles; most notably "Matters at All
Matters at All
Matters At All is the second single to be taken from Welsh Rock band Kids In Glass Houses second album Dirt. The single was released on 29 January 2010, and has so far managed to reach a peak of #65 on the UK Singles Chart and #1 on the UK Rock Chart...
". The band's third album, In Gold Blood
In Gold Blood
-Charts:-References:...
, was released on August 15, 2011.
Beginnings (2003-2007)
The quintet had a series of support slots during late 2006 and early 2007, playing alongside LostprophetsLostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
, 30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto , Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević...
, Hundred Reasons
Hundred Reasons
Hundred Reasons are an English rock band from Farnborough, Hampshire, composed of Colin Doran , Larry Hibbitt , Andy Gilmour , Andy Bews and Ben Doyle . Originally, the band was signed to Columbia Records in mid April 2001, after fourteen months of near-constant touring...
, Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
and The Goo Goo Dolls. In the band's early stages, they also shared the stage with the likes of Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
and The Used
The Used
The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...
on the Taste of Chaos
Taste of Chaos
Taste of Chaos is a hardcore tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with friend and business partner, John Reese. The Taste Of Chaos tour caters for fans of the post-hardcore, screamo, and metal genres, while offering the same...
2005 UK tour in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. They released their debut full-length EP E-Pocalypse!
E-Pocalypse!
E-Pocalypse! is the debut EP released by Welsh pop punk band Kids In Glass Houses. The EP was released independently by the band from 9 October 2006 and was sold through their online merchandise store and at shows. The EP is now out of print, having sold its last few copies during Summer 2007.Aled...
on 9 October 2006.
During their time as an unsigned band, the band garnered a rare and unprecedented amount of press and support from rock media, including Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
and NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
as well as BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
. In a television interview Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins claimed that "relatively unknown bands such as Kids in Glass Houses are a lot better than a lot of known bands out there."
In August 2007, the band were nominated for Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards, where the group were beaten to the award by Gallows
Gallows (band)
Gallows are a hardcore punk band from Watford, England. The band was formed in 2005 after the disbandment of founding member Laurent Barnard's previous band, My Dad Joe. Gallows' debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records, and they were subsequently...
. Despite Kids in Glass Houses' disappointment at not winning, fellow countrymen Lostprophets
Lostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
brought the band up on stage with them to claim their own award. During the run up to the awards, Kids in Glass Houses played a special show, titled The Day Of Rock, inside Zavvi on Oxford Street, London, alongside Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari are a British band, that combine post-hardcore with elements of various electronic genres, formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of...
, Fightstar
Fightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
, The Answer
The Answer (band)
The Answer are a Northern Irish hard rock and blues-rock band from Newcastle and Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. They have achieved success with their debut album Rise selling in excess of 30,000 copies in the UK & Europe, 10,000 on day one in Japan and 100,000 worldwide.-Lineup:*Cormac...
and Turisas
Turisas
Turisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....
.
During October 2007, the band completed a 16 date headline tour of the UK supported by London's Tonight Is Goodbye (now Futures) and friends of the bands rotating on the tour - Saidmike (now Straight Lines) and The New 1920. Following that they supported fellow Welshmen Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
, on their December 2007 UK tour.
Smart Casual (2008)
They signed to Roadrunner records on 8 December 2007, shortly before going on stage to support Funeral For A FriendFuneral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
. Between the October and December tours, the band recorded their debut album at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda, who also produced the band's previous EP. During a studio session, the band recorded a live version of Glassjaw
Glassjaw
Glassjaw is a four-piece rock band from Long Island, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and have undergone numerous line-up changes since their inception...
's "Ry Ry's Song".
The band released "Easy Tiger
Easy Tiger (song)
"Easy Tiger" is the second single by Kids in Glass Houses, and the first single from their debut album Smart Casual.The music video is of the band playing in front of a huge pink neon sign with the band's name on it....
" as their first single on 10 March 2008. The video received considerable rotation on music channels, as well as entering the Kerrang! Top 10 Overdrive upon the first week of its release.
The band released their debut album, entitled Smart Casual
Smart Casual (album)
Smart Casual is the debut album from Kids in Glass Houses, recorded during late 2007 at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda. The album contains songs the band have written since the release of their five-track EP "E-Pocalypse!", and also three tracks from the EP.The lead single from the album...
, on 26 May 2008. The album features re-recordings of three songs from E-Pocalypse. Prior to this, the single "Give Me What I Want
Give Me What I Want
"Give Me What I Want" is the second single by Kids in Glass Houses to be taken from the band's debut album Smart Casual. It was released on 19 May 2008....
" (a re-recording of the track "Me Me Me
Me Me Me (song)
"Me Me Me" is the first single released by Welsh rock band Kids In Glass Houses, and is taken from their first EP E-Pocalypse!.The single was released commercially on 25 June 2007 on 500 numbered and hand-signed 7" singles, a few of which can be found on small independent record sites, or on...
") was released on 19 May 2008.
On 21 May 2008, the band embarked on a headline tour to promote Smart Casual which finished with a performance at Astoria 2 on 5 June 2008. The support for the tour was provided by American punk rock band Valencia
Valencia (band)
Valencia is an alternative rock/punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are currently on hiatus.-History:Valencia met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in separate bands. George Ciukurescu and JD Perry grew up together; attending elementary school, high school, and...
. This was followed by another headline tour during October, with support provided by This City and Save Your Breath, and a European tour with Zebrahead and Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
. The band were one of the support acts for Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
and New Found Glory
New Found Glory
New Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...
on the 2008 RIOT Tour - during which guitarist Iain Mahanty joined New Found Glory onstage to perform their song, "Hit Or Miss". They also supported Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
on their UK arena tour in March 2009.
In February 2009, website Punktastic.com released the video for "Dance All Night". The song was announced as a single but was not released.
Dirt (2010)
Recording of the second album started on 1 August 2009, in Texas, USA.The first single was released on 5 October titled "Young Blood (Let It Out)", being released as a digital download single. Their second single "Matters At All" was released on 31 January 2010 and reached a peak of number 65 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and also giving the band their first number 1 single on the UK Rock Chart
UK Rock Chart
The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales....
. The band toured in February and March providing support for Lostprophets
Lostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
.
Dirt
Dirt (Kids in Glass Houses album)
Dirt is the second studio album from Welsh rock band Kids in Glass Houses, released on March 29, 2010 through Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded during mid 2009 at Sonic Boom Ranch Studios in Texas with Jason Perry and at Long Wave Studios in Wales with Smart Casual producer Romesh Dodangoda...
was released on 29 March 2010. The digital special edition includes three bonus tracks: "Believer", "Reputation" and "When The World Comes Down".
On 2 May 2010, they embarked on their headline tour starting in Newcastle and finishing in Exeter on 14 May. On 23 May they played the In New Music We Trust stage at the Radio 1 Big Weekend in Bangor, North Wales. They were joined on stage by Frankie Sandford
Frankie Sandford
Francesca "Frankie" Sandford is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and currently a member of girl group The Saturdays; under the record label of Fascination Records and Polydor Records. The band have had huge success, releasing eleven singles of which ten have charted inside the top 10 on...
for "Undercover Lover" and Dev from Radio One for a cover version of "Jump". On 5 June 2010, the band were one of three supporting acts for Stereophonics
Stereophonics
The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...
at their gig at the Cardiff City Stadium.
They released the third single from album Dirt, "Undercover Lover
Undercover Lover (song)
"Undercover Lover" is the third single to be taken from Welsh Rock band Kids In Glass Houses second album Dirt. The single features The Saturdays singer, Frankie Sandford and was released as a digital download on 13 June 2010 with the CD single released the following day.-Background:The song...
", on June 13, which featured Frankie Sandford
Frankie Sandford
Francesca "Frankie" Sandford is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and currently a member of girl group The Saturdays; under the record label of Fascination Records and Polydor Records. The band have had huge success, releasing eleven singles of which ten have charted inside the top 10 on...
on guest vocals from The Saturdays
The Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
. The single proved successful when it reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, the highest placement of a Kids In Glass Houses' single besides "Give Me What I Want
Give Me What I Want
"Give Me What I Want" is the second single by Kids in Glass Houses to be taken from the band's debut album Smart Casual. It was released on 19 May 2008....
".
The band were confirmed in June 2010 to appear at Reading & Leeds Festival 2010 on the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
/Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
Stage. The band toured the UK in November 2010 with Boys like girls
Boys Like Girls
Boys Like Girls is an American rock band from Massachusetts. Formed in 2005, the group gained mainstream recognition when it released its self-titled debut album. Boys Like Girls was the co-headliner with Good Charlotte for the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008 that toured across the United...
and You And What Army
You and What Army
You and What Army are a four piece Rock/Rap/Rave band from Telford, Shropshire, UK consisting of David Brown, Kieran Smith, Jamie Hancox and Zak Hammond....
for the Dirt Tour Part II.
Kids In Glass Houses also supported Stereophonics at Belsonic, a music festival in Custom House Square, Belfast.
In Gold Blood (2011 - present)
In Kerrang! MagazineKerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
, Aled Phillips was quoted as saying the band are going in a "radically different direction". He added "It'll be a concept record, a big, grown-up rock record. It's going to document a journey. I don't want to give too much away, but it's looking to be our most 'mature' album." Recording for the album began in March with producer Jason Perry. Frontman Aled Phillips also announced on his Twitter account that Kids In Glass Houses will be touring in September/October. Aled later announced that the album would be released in late summer.
On 23 May 2011 the band announced that the title of their third studio album would be 'In Gold Blood
In Gold Blood
-Charts:-References:...
'. It was released on 15 August. The title track 'Gold Blood' was released as a free download on the 23 May, for a number of 4 days.
On July 9 Kids in Glass Houses performed at Sonisphere Festival
Sonisphere Festival
The Sonisphere Festival is a touring music festival which takes place across Europe between June and August. The festival is owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It is jointly-promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live...
in Knebworth
Knebworth
Knebworth is a village and civil parish in the north of Hertfordshire, England immediately south of Stevenage. The civil parish covers an area between the villages of Datchworth, Woolmer Green, Codicote, Kimpton, Whitwell, St Paul's Walden and Langley, and encompasses the village of Knebworth, the...
on the saturn stage, they debuted two songs from 'In Gold Blood', with both the title track and new single 'Animals' played as part of the set. The band was also noted for playing in costume for the first time, theming around mad max
Mad Max
Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and revised by Miller and Byron Kennedy over the original script by James McCausland. The film stars Mel Gibson, who was unknown at the time. Its narrative based around the traditional western genre, Mad Max tells a story...
and american revoloutionary attire.
Current
- Aled Phillips - Lead Vocals
- Joel Fisher - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Iain Mahanty - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Andrew Shay - Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Philip Jenkins - Drums & Percussion
Former
- Aled Rees - Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Lloyd Breeze - Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Matt Hitt - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Earl Phillips - Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Luke Bentley - Drums
- Gareth Hopes - Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
Studio albums
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
IRL Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
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| 2008 | Smart Casual Smart Casual (album) Smart Casual is the debut album from Kids in Glass Houses, recorded during late 2007 at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda. The album contains songs the band have written since the release of their five-track EP "E-Pocalypse!", and also three tracks from the EP.The lead single from the album...
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| 2010 | Dirt Dirt (Kids in Glass Houses album) Dirt is the second studio album from Welsh rock band Kids in Glass Houses, released on March 29, 2010 through Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded during mid 2009 at Sonic Boom Ranch Studios in Texas with Jason Perry and at Long Wave Studios in Wales with Smart Casual producer Romesh Dodangoda... Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| 2011 | In Gold Blood In Gold Blood -Charts:-References:... Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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Singles
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2007 | "Me Me Me Me Me Me (song) "Me Me Me" is the first single released by Welsh rock band Kids In Glass Houses, and is taken from their first EP E-Pocalypse!.The single was released commercially on 25 June 2007 on 500 numbered and hand-signed 7" singles, a few of which can be found on small independent record sites, or on... " |
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| 2008 | "Easy Tiger Easy Tiger (song) "Easy Tiger" is the second single by Kids in Glass Houses, and the first single from their debut album Smart Casual.The music video is of the band playing in front of a huge pink neon sign with the band's name on it.... " |
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| "Give Me What I Want Give Me What I Want "Give Me What I Want" is the second single by Kids in Glass Houses to be taken from the band's debut album Smart Casual. It was released on 19 May 2008.... " |
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| "Saturday Saturday (Kids in Glass Houses song) "Saturday" is the third single to be taken from Kids in Glass Houses debut album, Smart Casual. The song was previously titled "Skeletons", and was performed live frequently throughout 2007. The single was released on 11 August 2008.... " |
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| 2009 | "Youngblood (Let It Out)" | 151 | Dirt | ||||
| 2010 | "Matters At All" | 65 | |||||
| "Undercover Lover Undercover Lover (song) "Undercover Lover" is the third single to be taken from Welsh Rock band Kids In Glass Houses second album Dirt. The single features The Saturdays singer, Frankie Sandford and was released as a digital download on 13 June 2010 with the CD single released the following day.-Background:The song... " (featuring Frankie Sandford Frankie Sandford Francesca "Frankie" Sandford is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and currently a member of girl group The Saturdays; under the record label of Fascination Records and Polydor Records. The band have had huge success, releasing eleven singles of which ten have charted inside the top 10 on... ) |
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| 2011 | "Gold Blood" | — | In Gold Blood | ||||
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EPs
- The Things Bricks Say (When Your Back Is Turned) - 2004
- Trust Issues With MagiciansTrust Issues with MagiciansTrust Issues with Magicians is the second of two demos created by Welsh pop punk band Kids In Glass Houses. The demo featured "Telenovela", and a track which has not been released elsewhere yet, "Flirting With Widows"...
- 2005 - E-Pocalypse!E-Pocalypse!E-Pocalypse! is the debut EP released by Welsh pop punk band Kids In Glass Houses. The EP was released independently by the band from 9 October 2006 and was sold through their online merchandise store and at shows. The EP is now out of print, having sold its last few copies during Summer 2007.Aled...
- 2006