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Kids In Glass Houses

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A whole lot has changed since Kids In Glass Houses went on indefinite hiatus in 2014. You can hear every second of that turbulence, growth and rediscovery across comeback record ‘Pink Flamingo’ though. “A lot has happened personally and in society since then, and I wanted this record to reflect that. It had to feel like ten years had passed,” explains vocalist Aled Phillips. “But it still needed the DNA of Kids In Glass Houses.”

Named after a Glassjaw song, Kids In Glass Houses had plenty of snarling swagger but also took heavy influence from the creative, boundary-pushing pop music of the ‘80s. “We did something different, and no one really knew where to place us,” grins Aled, with the band playing shows with Bon Jovi, Manic Street Preachers, Fall Out Boy and Paramore among others. “We didn’t really know what we were doing either, but there’s a charm to that,” he adds.

‘Pink Flamingo’ is Kids In Glass Houses’ grand return. Channelling the excitement of their debut with the ambition of what came next, the album has the foundations of what came before, but takes it to new heights. “It feels like a new start, rather than us just churning out a fifth album,” says Aled. “As much as people ask for another ‘Smart Casual’, we couldn’t write it and I don’t think they’d really want it anyway.”

Ultimately, 'Pink Flamingo' sees Kids In Glass Houses embracing their past, but refusing to be defined by it, with perhaps the definitive KIGH record.

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