Kids in Glass Houses

Kids in Glass Houses
Kids in Glass Houses performing at the Astoria 2 in June 2008
Background information
Origin	Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk, pop rock, post hardcore (early)
Years active	2003–2014
Labels	Transmission Recordings, Warner Music, Roadrunner
Website	www.kidsinglasshouses.com
Past members	Aled Phillips Iain Mahanty Philip Jenkins Joel Fisher Andrew "Shay" Sheehy

Kids in Glass Houses were a Welsh rock band from Pontycymmer. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics "not throwing stones at you anymore" from the Glassjaw song "Tip Your Bartender". The band achieved success on the strength of the singles "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 15 August 2011. Their fourth album, 'Peace', was released on 30 September 2013.

The quintet had a series of support slots during late 2006 and early 2007, playing alongside Lostprophets, Thirty 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."