{"id":18618,"date":"2013-10-24T07:30:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T20:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=18618"},"modified":"2013-10-21T22:32:47","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T11:32:47","slug":"joel-fisher-of-kids-in-glass-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2013\/10\/joel-fisher-of-kids-in-glass-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Fisher of Kids In Glass Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>\u201cWe\u2019ve done four albums in five years and the best thing we could do is just put one out every year and just keep it going, as people\u2019s attention spans now days just wavers because there\u2019s just so much out there, so the important thing is just to get on top of it and put out new music all the time so people never get bored.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having formed in South Wales in the same fertile scene that also produced the likes of Bullet For My Valentine, Funeral For A Friend and myriad others, Kids In Glass Houses rapidly rose to prominence after being championed by their peers as talented newcomers. By the time of the release of debut album \u2018Smart Casual\u2019 in 2008 on esteemed rock institution Roadrunner Records, they had a Kerrang! Award nomination and numerous tours already under their collective belt; once it surfaced, things went crazy for the quintet. New album \u2018Peace\u2019 fizzes with ambition and melody, because Kids In Glass Houses stripped back the dramatic concepts and instead focused on what really matters to them. Being in a band is one of the best ways possible to spend your days, and the simple joys therein inspired their most confident album yet.<\/p>\n

Joel from Kids In Glass Houses called in to us for a chat about the band\u2019s new album Peace as well as their upcoming return to Australia for the Vans Warped Tour\u2026<\/p>\n

You\u2019re heading back to Australia this December as part of the Warped Tour, what can we expect to see from your set on the day?<\/strong>
\nJust a lot of excitement really, a lot of energy, a lot of excitement and we\u2019re just going to bring out the hipper songs and keep it lively and upbeat.<\/p>\n

Are you excited to catch anyone on the day?<\/strong>
\nNew Found Glory because we toured with them a few years ago and it would be really good to catch up with them, they\u2019re really funny fun guy, so it will be really great to see them again.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve been to Australia a couple of times now, what are you looking most forward to in coming back?<\/strong>
\nThis will be our third visit, mainly coming back for the sun in our winter time you know? Come back with a tan just in time for Christmas. Besides that we\u2019re just looking forward to seeing our fans over there and looking forward to playing shows for people over there.<\/p>\n

Obviously playing Soundwave would\u2019ve been crazy but do you have a great memory of one of your previous visits you can share with us?<\/strong>
\nLet\u2019s see\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t say it was crazy, but we\u2019ve always just had fun down there and the shows have always been fun like in Melbourne we have a good time. We went with You Me At Six and that was really fun, but we haven\u2019t really made any great memories, maybe they can make some for us this time.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Now you new album \u2018Peace\u2019 has just been released, what does the title represent to you?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve been saying this and is at the point where it\u2019s worked out with the songs and all that, so it\u2019s just a closing point where we finally reached that level.<\/p>\n

How did the album come together compared to previous albums?<\/strong>
\nPreviously we usually just jammed ideas in a room until something sticks really, this time Aled and Ian our guitarist got together and wrote the whole thing and before the songs came to record they were a lot more finished, a lot more finished than they usually are and I kind of wrote the lyrics and we got rid of all the bad ideas before we got there, the first weekend before we got together. It was more of a complete article.<\/p>\n

Did you set out to do anything differently this time around?<\/strong>
\nIt was just natural really, but then it just went in the direction we wanted anyway, because the last album it was based on a concept and more of an entire body of work, but the previous albums had been a bunch of songs put together but we just wanted to go back and have ten songs all upbeat sounding and that\u2019s how we did that.<\/p>\n

I am a sucker for a good key change, love that in \u2018Peace\u2019 the song itself, it\u2019s not the most used thing musically anymore, who decided on pulling out that gem?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve always done it since our first album, there\u2019s always been one song or two songs we throw a key change in as we\u2019re all big fans of the 80\u2019s, and you know the 80\u2019s love a key change, so we thought we\u2019d continue with the tradition of the key change in \u2018Peace\u2019 and it goes down a treat live as well.<\/p>\n

So who would be some of your favourite 80\u2019s bands?<\/strong>
\nWell I think Bon Jovi is the king of the key change, so all of the hair metal ones, so yeah, let\u2019s go with Jon Bon. We played with them last month actually in our home town of Cardiff, they came through for a show.<\/p>\n

Back to the album, and \u2018Up All Night\u2019 was probably my favourite on the album, great groove, is there a story behind that song you can share with us?<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t think so, but it was one of the hardest ones we had to put together, we were working on it for weeks and weeks and months and months, and in the studio we were coming to the end and thought what are we going to do with this? And as we came to the end it came together and we thought, ahhhh that\u2019s how it should be and it turned out to be one of the best songs on there.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re out on tour at the moment, how have the shows been going?<\/strong>
\nThey\u2019ve been going really well considering the album\u2019s only been out for a week in the UK, the tour\u2019s been going for two weeks now and we\u2019re coming to the end of it, but all the new songs are going down well, they\u2019re singing the words back already and it\u2019s better than expected, really.<\/p>\n

In only five years since your debut, what has been the biggest lesson you\u2019ve learned so far?<\/strong>
\nNot to have a break, we\u2019ve done four albums in five years and the best thing we could do is just put one out every year and just keep it going, as people\u2019s attention spans now days just wavers because there\u2019s just so much out there, so the important thing is just to get on top of it and put out new music all the time so people never get bored.<\/p>\n

On the other side of that, has there been a moment that stands out above the rest so far besides opening for Bon Jovi?<\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s been lots, when we play Reading and Leeds festivals, that\u2019s always a highlight, it\u2019s just such a huge crowd and to have that many people singing back to you really gets to you. Other than that, when we play our hometown shows in Cardiff they are much of the same.<\/p>\n

After Australia, what does the next year have in store for the band?<\/strong>
\nAfter Australia, we haven\u2019t got any solid plans in place yet, we want to hit mainland Europe again, to try and do more of there next year, then we\u2019re going to do another UK tour and then maybe Japan again as we haven\u2019t been there for two years.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your time and we look forward to seeing you in December at Warped Tour.<\/strong>
\nNot a problem. Have a good one.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Cardiff, South Wales<\/p>\n

Band members: <\/strong>Aled \u2013 Vocals, Iain \u2013 Guitar, Joel \u2013 Guitar, Shay \u2013 Bass, Philip – Drums<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.kidsinglasshouses.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Latest release:<\/strong> Peace (out now)<\/p>\n\n

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