Kids in Glass Houses

Well i'd like to say from the start that I love Kids In Glass Houses. They play with passion, and really let rip when they want to make a point, for example the guitar solo in "Artbreaker II" in Dirt is spine tingling. It builds anticipation that increases with the addition of the bass drum and building of guitar parts, to a ballad like section by Aled.  It is contrasts like this in their music that make KIGH something special. From their punchy, go at 'em songs such as "Fisticuffs" to their emotional, flowing songs like "Saturday."

They released two brilliant albums, "Smart Casual" and "Dirt" both filled with good songs that grab your attention, and keep you hooked until you're jumping up and down in time with the beat and wishing you were on stage with them.

It is from here however that things started to go downhill for KIGH, when they released "Gold Blood" which is a good enough album, but doesn't quite have the same feel to it as previous material, and then "Peace" in 2013, which i didn't even buy due to the reception it gained from thousands of fans who were disappointed with its content. The reason these two albums were received with such distaste is because they tried too hard to be something they aren't. The riffs in Gold Blood are too dissonant, and the lyrics produced with a hoarse quality that doesn't correlate to Aled's voice. 

I would not however condemn KIGH based on their last two albums, as they produced a lot of good material, and were a joy to see live, when the whole band would dance and jump around on stage. As many of you will know, they announced their break up and farewell tour a few weeks ago. They will be missed.