Dirt (Kids in Glass Houses album)

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Dirt
Dirt album cover.png
Studio album by
Released29 March 2010
RecordedMid 2009 at Sonic Ranch, Texas, United States
Long Wave, UK
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock, pop punk
Length48:21
Label Roadrunner
Producer Jason Perry Romesh Dodangoda
Kids in Glass Houses chronology
Smart Casual
(2008)
Dirt
(2010)
In Gold Blood
(2011)
Singles from Dirt
  1. "Youngblood (Let It Out)"
    Released: 4 October 2009
  2. "Matters at All"
    Released: 31 January 2010
  3. "Undercover Lover"
    Released: 14 June 2010
  4. "The Best Is Yet To Come"
    Released: 31 October 2010

Dirt is the second studio album from Welsh rock band Kids in Glass Houses, released on 29 March 2010 through Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded during mid-2009 at Sonic Boom Ranch Studios in Texas with Jason Perry and at Long Wave Studios in Wales with Smart Casual producer Romesh Dodangoda. The lead single from the album was "Young Blood (Let It Out)" and was released on 4 October 2009. The second single from the album is "Matters At All" and was released on 31 January 2010.

Contents

The track "Hunt The Haunted" was released as a free download on 8 January 2010. [1] The entire album was available to stream on their MySpace page for a limited time.

The album reached No. 15 on the UK midweek chart 2 days after its release and officially charted in its first week at No. 27 selling 8,400.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Artbreaker I" Kids in Glass Houses 2:30
2."The Best Is Yet to Come" Kids in Glass Houses, Jason Perry 3:39
3."Sunshine" Kids in Glass Houses, Jason Perry 3:43
4."Matters at All" Kids in Glass Houses, Jason Perry 3:51
5."Youngblood (Let It Out)" Kids in Glass Houses, Jason Perry 3:33
6."Lilli Rose" Kids in Glass Houses 3:28
7."Giving Up" Kids in Glass Houses 4:33
8."For Better or Hearse" Kids in Glass Houses 3:11
9."Undercover Lover" (featuring Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays) Kids in Glass Houses, Jason Perry 4:29
10."Maybe Tomorrow" (featuring New Found Glory) Kids in Glass Houses 3:08
11."The Morning Afterlife" Kids in Glass Houses 5:47
12."Hunt the Haunted" Kids in Glass Houses 3:45
13."Artbreaker II" Kids in Glass Houses 2:42
Digital release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Believer" (Long Wave Sessions)3:01
15."Reputation" (Long Wave Sessions)3:14
16."When the World Comes Down" (Long Wave Sessions)3:04
Japanese release bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Historia" 

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC (favourable) [2]
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Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
This Is Fake DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Yahoo! Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The reception for this album has been mixed to positive This Is Fake DIY gave a positive review stating "Will it equal ‘Smart Casual's success in the charts? No: it will eclipse it. Believe us when we say that this lot have a potential top 10 smash on their hands, and there is a real possibility of the new album blowing a hole in the wall if enough people catch on."

BBC's Mike Diver gave another positive review by saying "Dirt is poised to take them from support slots with Lostprophets and Paramore to headline performances at the nation's larger venues.". And praised the album and the band more by stating like many others have "But the overall progression from record one to two is impressive and "As another highlight sings: "the best is yet to come."

NME mostly criticized the album for the guest performers, saying that "those two death-by-cringe tracks unravel (Undercover Lover and Maybe Tomorrow)" but had certain praise calling it an "impressive attempt".

The song "The Best Is Yet to Come" is featured in the video game F1 2010.

Personnel

Kids in Glass Houses
Additional Personnel [9]

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References

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  9. CD Liner Notes