KIDS In Glass Houses will be joining a stellar line up at the Slam Dunk Festival next month.

The rock band will be joining forces with a plethora of acts, including Cancer Bats, All Time Low, Deaf Havana and We Are The Ocean for the event at The Forum, Hatfield on May 26.

Here Victoria MacFarlaine speaks to singer Aled Phillips about the show and their upcoming new album.

Are you looking forward to the Slam Dunk Festival?

Yes, we can’t wait. It was one of the first festivals that we played at when we were starting out. It’s been a long time since we’ve been back so we are really excited. Our first album came out pretty much five years to the day.

You’ve done a lot in five years?

Yes, we have done a lot. Covered a lot of ground.

Do you get to watch other bands at the festival?

Yes, generally. A part of the day you are being dragged around from A to B doing press and stuff, but generally we manage to make time and there is always time after the show. So you do get to hang out a bit.

Who is your favourite band on the line-up? Who would you want to see?

I know All Time Low are playing and Deaf Havana, and I’m looking forward to watching those guys. Deaf Havana are friends of ours so that will be pretty awesome. Do you have anything crazy planned?

I don’t know. Loads of people are asking us to play our first album as it is our fifth year anniversary. I don’t know. We will probably stray away from that. It will be the time of our new single coming out so we will obviously be playing that. And another new song, and probably a cover as well...

A cover? Which one? Or is it a surprise?

It’s a surprise! I think it will be quite fitting, if anything. I think it will be one that people enjoy, that’s if we don’t absolutely destroy it! (laughs).

Any other festivals lined up for the summer?

We have got bits and pieces coming in. I know we are doing the Y Not Festival which is for under 18s, and the Burn Out Festival. We are holding off until later in the year when our album is out. We will be doing a more extensive tour then.

We have none of major festivals this year. We did them last year and without a new album out we are kind of repeating ourselves a bit.

You took some time out during last summer?

Yes, we wrapped up at the end of last year, we took a bit of time out that we hadn’t done since we started out. We took time to do our own thing, to hang out with girlfriends or friends, and had a bit more thought about what we wanted to do with our next album.

It was good. The album has benefited from it. It is fresher and a lot more fun.

You have written a new album and a single is coming out in May. What are they like and what are they called?

I don’t think we are allowed to say yet. It will be announced in due course. The album is a lot more up tempo and a lot more fun. The last album got a bit serious and borderline pretentious maybe (laughs). I think we have gone full circle and have an album we are going to enjoy playing live. We’ve had a blast and they sound like the band that is having fun again, rather than a band that is trying to make grand statements all the time. It’s just fresh and fun really.

Who is your favourite member of the band, and why?

(Laughs) I don’t know, it changes all the time. I think Phil (Jenkins, drums and percussion) is the lovable drummer and he is goofy and clumsy and he is better at his instrument than the rest of us as well! What music do you listen to, or what are you currently listening to at the moment?

I was just listening to Daft Punk because their new album is getting quite a lot of hype at the moment. But I have also been listening to the new Paramore album.

Tickets for Slam Dunk Festival are £34 or £38 including the infamous aftershow party (please note aftershow party is 18+). For details go to www.slamdunkmusic.com