KIDS IN GLASSHOUSES LIVE AT
SOUTHAMPTON’S ENGINE ROOMS

★★★★☆ (4/5)

KIDS IN GLASSHOUSES PERFORMING AT SOUTHAMPTON’S ENGINE ROOMS
PHOTOCREDIT: THOMAS ALLEN

Kids in glass houses returned just a little over 2 years ago now, after an 8 year ‘break up’ and 9 years since their last album “Peace”. However last month they dropped the much-anticipated return to making music for the 5-piece Welsh rockers, with the primarily pop rock indie sounding “Pink Flamingo” released on October 25th.

Supporting KIGH (abbreviation that fans commonly use) was the garage rock “the Himalayas” who really got the crowd prepared for the high energy night ahead. Following on after was “mouth culture” who kept up this high energy guitar riff rock atmosphere.

Kids in Glass Houses came to Southampton on stop 7 of their 9 stop UK “Pink Flamingo” tour. Bursting onto stage to the opening to the album title track “Theme from pink flamingo”. The frontman’s, Aled’s energy is unmatched immediately asking the adoring fans in the building, many of which holding aloft blow-up pink flamingos, if they were ready for a Monday night dance lesson, as he prances from stage right to stage left.

The lads played a stella set list touching every part of their five-album discography from songs such as, “give me what I want”,” sunshine” as well as to close the night off “matters at all” the crowd soaked it all up from first song to last, this truly is a dedicated fanbase who appreciate every lyric to every song. KIGH style may have changed slightly but at heart they are emo-indie-rock icons who’s adorning fans make their nearly 16-year dedication known.

Ultimately the whole performance was a perfectly polished masterclass of anthemic hooks and high energy riffs. Paired with frontman’s Aled’s Phillips signature expansive vocals all of which echoed back to him from the crowd. I was left with a gratefulness that I can say I’ve now seen this incredible band and look forward to following where they go next to add to the history of KIGH.