Say Something Presents: Kids In Glass
Houses/Rubix, University of Surrey/13th October 2012
Kicking things off tonight is young,
local band Dials, playing their 5th show ever. Playing to a largely
empty room is always a problem for first supports, but they don’t seem to let
it faze them, rewarding the early attendees with excellently executed pop-rock
and a Twitter competition to win goodie bags. (7) Next up is Midgar, from Guildford, who are
undeniably talented. Unfortunately, the room is nowhere near full yet, and that
talent falls on deaf ears. (7)
Main support tonight comes from Kent
quintet Hildamay. The five-piece are already starting to blaze a trail in the
underground scene, and with the recent release of their debut album Miles Away,
that doesn’t look like it’s going to stop. Frontman Tim Lawrence’s vocals are
rough and almost synonymous with throwaway hardcore, but there are melodies
here; Hildamay put on the most energetic performance so far tonight. (8)
Kids In Glass Houses are beginning to
become something of a juggernaut, yet are always the “ones to watch”. However,
those that attach that stigma to them have failed to see what a smooth rock
outfit they’ve become. With a set spanning all three albums, plus a new song,
they bombard the crowd with fantastic track after fantastic track. Vocalist
Aled Phillips is a charismatic ball of talent and showmanship, and has the
crowd eating out of his hand. The band look pleased to be here, and make sure
that everyone is happy they came. KIGH are Ones To Watch, but not because
they’re ABOUT to achieve something
great; they’ve already got there and it’d be shame to miss out. (9)
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