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Smart Casual (album)

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Released
  
26 May 2008 (UK)

Producer
  
Romesh Dodangoda

Artist
  
Kids in Glass Houses

Label
  
Roadrunner Records

Length
  
39:43

Smart Casual (2008)
  
Dirt (2010)

Release date
  
23 May 2008

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Recorded
  
October - December 2007 at Long Wave Studios, Wales

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop punk, Alternative rock, Indie rock

Pop punk albums
  
In Gold Blood, Louder Now, Cavalier Youth, Nothing Personal, A Lesson in Romantics

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Smart Casual is the debut album from Kids in Glass Houses, recorded during late 2007 at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda. The album contains songs the band have written since the release of their five-track EP "E-Pocalypse!", and also three tracks from the EP.

Contents

The lead single from the album is "Easy Tiger" and was released on 10 March 2008. It was released as a digital download, and on a limited pressing of 2000 vinyl. The music video for the single received considerable plays on music channels. "Give Me What I Want" was also released as a single on 19 May, followed by "Saturday" on 11 August.

The album entered the UK charts at and charted at number 29 on the week of its release.

The song "Girls" is used as the theme song for Totally Calum Best: The Best Is Yet To Come. The song "Raise Hell" was formerly known as "My Def Posse" and still referred to by some fans.

A Special Edition release included a bonus DVD.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Aled Phillips, Iain Mahanty, Joel Fisher, Andrew Shay and Philip Jenkins unless otherwise stated. All lyrics by Aled Phillips.

Personnel

  • Aled Phillips - lead vocals, lyrics
  • Iain Mahanty - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Joel Fisher - rhythm guitar
  • Andrew Shay - bass guitar
  • Phil Jenkins - drums, percussion
  • Songs

    1Fisticuffs2:54
    2Easy Tiger3:32
    3Give Me What I Want3:19

    References

    Smart Casual (album) Wikipedia