New Single YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY
THE JAPANESE HOUSE releases her latest single YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY, taken from her critically acclaimed debut album GOOD AT FALLING via Dirty Hit, which comes after a UK tour that took in a sold-out show at London Electric Ballroom. YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY follows previous singles LILO and MAYBE YOU’RE THE REASON, as well as FOLLOW MY GIRL and WE TALK ALL THE TIME from the album, and is inspired by the crack between image and reality. “That song is about seeming like I was very normal and fine,” explains The Japanese House aka Amber Bain, “but also that feeling that I genuinely believed I was going to die every single day”.
Produced by THE JAPANESE HOUSE, BJ BURTON [Low, Bon Iver] and GEORGE DANIEL from the 1975, GOOD AT FALLING began as demos recorded by Bain on her laptop in her room in London, and was finished in studios across Wisconsin, Brussels and Oxford. The result is an album that draws from Bain’s life in a way her work never has before; a more personal, vulnerable and yet confident body of work. “These songs are definitely more direct,” she explains. “The album has a lot more of me in it, so it makes sense.” GOOD AT FALLING is already one of the best reviewed albums of the year.
Following the UK tour in March, THE JAPANESE HOUSE play a headline USA tour and a run of festival dates across Europe this summer, including performances at Latitude and Reading and Leeds
GOOD AT FALLING - Debut LP Out Now MAYBE YOU’RE THE REASON - Video
THE JAPANESE HOUSE has released her long-awaited debut album GOOD AT FALLING via Dirty Hit. Produced by THE JAPANESE HOUSE [aka Amber Bain] BJ BURTON [Low, Bon Iver] and GEORGE DANIEL from the 1975, GOOD AT FALLING follows four acclaimed EP releases and includes the singles LILO and MAYBE YOU’RE THE REASON as well as FOLLOW MY GIRL and WE TALK ALL THE TIME. In the build-up to GOOD AT FALLING, THE JAPANESE HOUSE played a sold-out show at London Scala, completed a twelve date European tour and received acclaim from The Guardian, The Sunday Times, NME and many more.
The album began as demos recorded by Bain on her laptop in her room in London, and was finished in studios across Wisconsin, Brussels and Oxford. The result is an album that draws from Bain’s life in a way her work never has before; a personal, vulnerable and yet confident body of work. “These songs are definitely more direct,” she explains. “The album has a lot more of me in it, so it makes sense.”
To celebrate the release of GOOD AT FALLING, THE JAPANESE HOUSE have shared the video for the latest single MAYBE YOU’RE THE REASON, which sees Amber searching for answers amidst the shadows, pulling at the less optimistic threads from the glowing sad-pop anthem.
The single follows the announcement of The Japanese House UK headline tour in March, dates as below
We Talk All The Time
THE JAPANESE HOUSE has shared WE TALK ALL THE TIME, the latest track to be released from her debut album, GOOD AT FALLING, which will be released via Dirty Hit on 1 March.
“It’s about noticing a relationship dying, or changing, whatever way you want to view it,” explains Amber Bain [aka The Japanese House] of the deceptively upbeat WE TALK ALL THE TIME. “It was one of those weird, prophetic songs where I write it down, and then it happens in real life. It’s not because I can tell the future, it’s because I’m creating it, or maybe I can sense it’s going to happen.”
The single follows the announcement of The Japanese House UK headline tour in March, dates as below
MAYBE YOU'RE THE REASON
The Japanese House has today announced a new single, Maybe You're The Reason, taken from her debut album, Good At Falling, released by Dirty Hit on 1 March. You can listen to the single here:
The single follows the announcement of The Japanese House UK headline tour in March, dates as below
GOOD AT FALLING LP - 1 March 2019
UK TOUR March 2019
THE JAPANESE HOUSE has announced a headline UK tour for March, concluding with a night at London Electric Ballroom. The tour, which takes in seven dates across the UK, will celebrate the release of her debut album, GOOD AT FALLING, which will be released via Dirty Hit on 1 March. Tickets go on sale on Friday 18 January at 9am.THE JAPANESE HOUSE has revealed her debut album GOOD AT FALLING will be released via Dirty Hit on 1 March 2019. Produced by THE JAPANESE HOUSE [aka Amber Bain] BJ Burton [Low, Bon Iver] and the 1975’s George Daniel, GOOD AT FALLING follows four acclaimed EPs and includes the latest single, LILO, released last month. The upbeat new track, FOLLOW MY GIRL, which sees Amber, “trying to find myself a sense of direction”, is available to listen to now and as an instant grat with the album pre-order.
LILO | Video
THE JAPANESE HOUSE has shared the video for new single, LILO, out now via Dirty Hit.
Shot in the beautiful surroundings of the English countryside, the video is an emotional depiction of a relationship on the verge of sinking, featuring THE JAPANESE HOUSE [aka Amber Bain] and also starring MARIKA HACKMAN.
“Filming this video was painful, easy, real and surreal all at once. I asked Marika to be in the video because I couldn’t think who better to be in it than the person the song is about. I’m extremely grateful that she said yes; I’m lucky that my ex-girlfriend is also my best friend. It was a slightly mad decision but ultimately, I think we captured exactly what I wanted to, which was a true and genuine representation of the love and intimacy we share. When I watch this video my heart breaks, but in kind of a nice way.”
NOVEMBER TOUR ANOUNCED
Following the announcement that THE JAPANESE HOUSE has made her much anticipated return with the brand new single LILO, out now via Dirty Hit, a UK tour has also been announced for November this year. Full dates are as below and tickets will be available on presale from 9am on Wednesday 3 October and on general sale from 9am on Friday 5 October from the link
NOVEMBER
Sun 18th GLASGOW, St Lukes
Mon 19th NEWCASTLE, O2 Academy
Wed 21st LONDON, Scala
Thur 22nd BRISTOL, Thekla
Fri 23rd LEEDS, Brudenell Social Club
Sat 24th BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Sun 25th MANCHESTER,Gorilla
LILO - New Single
Dirty Hit Records
THE JAPANESE HOUSE makes her much-anticipated return with the brand new single LILO out now via Dirty Hit. Describing the creation of this serene synth-pop track, THE JAPANESE HOUSE explains it was inspired by one of her friends encouraging her into the beginnings of a new relationship that turned out to be, “Everything I needed”. LILO, she continues, is about, “How, to me, her every moment – paired with her approach to life – seemed as serene as the image of a lilo floating across a swimming pool. It is a reminder to me that I am good in falling in love and I can survive falling out of it. I’m good at falling”.
THE JAPANESE HOUSE, otherwise known as Amber Bain, has to date released four acclaimed EPs with Dirty Hit:
POOLS TO BATHE IN [2015]
CLEAN [2015]
SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE [2016]
SAW YOU IN A DREAM [2017]
Further news will follow soon
TWO TRACK SPOTIFY SESSION
Face Like Thunder & Landslide
THE JAPANESE HOUSE [aka Amber Bain] has recorded an exclusive live session for Spotify, performing the former single, FACE LIKE THUNDER, alongside a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s LANDSLIDE, which sees Amber bring her own forward thinking electronic take to the song whilst still harnessing and retaining its raw emotion.
The session comes in the wake of SAW YOU IN A DREAM, the fourth EP from THE JAPANESE HOUSE, which was released earlier this month by Dirty Hit Records. This summer has also seen her play a huge run of festivals, including Latitude and Parklife, with Lollapalooza and Reading / Leeds still to come.
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Reveals two more tracks from her forthcoming SAW YOU IN A DREAM EP
SAW YOU IN A DREAM EP – 30 JUNE 2017
THE JAPANESE HOUSE has unveiled two new tracks, SOMEBODY YOU FOUND and 3/3, the latest songs to be taken from the forthcoming SAW YOU IN A DREAM EP released by Dirty Hit Records on 30 June.
You can listen to them here:
SOMEBODY YOU FOUND and 3/3 follow the release of the title track SAW YOU IN A DREAM. Refined and beautifully layered, these tracks show Amber Bain adapting the uniqueness of her sound in exhilarating ways with emotive vocals over slick production, and are further steps forward following the critically acclaimed SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE EP in 2016.
SAW YOU IN A DREAM itself ushers in new, classic tones to her songwriting and is perhaps her most honest offering yet. As she explains, “It’s a very clear message; I didn’t want to drown my vocals in too many harmonies this time because the melody is quite strong on its own. Rather than hide your sadness about your loss of someone, it’s a nice thing to admit ‘I miss them’. That’s why the vocals are quite present”.
The track itself has a relatively dark subject matter, yet the tone beneath the story brings shades of new light, favouring sun-dappled guitars and bright hues. This is reflected in the video, which is her most visually stunning to date and follows Amber through an ever-evolving film set in a series of colourful, dream-like sequences.
You can watch the video for SAW YOU IN A DREAM below too:
The release comes amidst a huge UK and European tour, which began in Oslo in April and included her biggest London show to date – a sold out KOKO – and coincides with a number of festivals throughout the summer. Remaining dates as follows:
JULY
Sun 02 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Barn On the Farm Festival
Thu 06 WINCHESTER Blissfields Festival
Fri 14 SUFFOLK Latitude Festival
Fri 28 BUDE Leopalooza Festival
AUGUST
Sat 05 CHICAGO Lollapalooza Festival
Fri 11 SAN FRANCISCO Outside Lands Festival
Sat 26 READING Festival
Sun 27 LEEDS Festival
SAW YOU IN A DREAM
16 June 2017
THE JAPANESE HOUSE have returned with a stunning new single, SAW YOU IN A DREAM, to be released on 16 June via Dirty Hit Records. Refined and beautifully layered, this is the first track to be taken from her forthcoming fourth EP – also released on 16 June – and is yet another step forwards following the critically lauded SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE EP in 2016.
SAW YOU IN A DREAM comes alongside a huge UK and European tour which recently kicked off in Oslo in April - taking in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Paris, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, Vienna and Zurich along the way - before the UK leg which includes her biggest UK headline show to date at London KOKO. THE JAPANESE HOUSE will also be playing a number of festivals throughout the summer, including Latitude, The Great Escape, Reading and Leeds.
UK / EUROPEAN TOUR – SPRING 2017
AMBER BAIN [aka THE JAPANESE HOUSE] has announced an extended run of UK and European dates for Spring 2017, which will see her play her biggest London headline show to date at London KOKO. The news comes as THE JAPANESE HOUSE was recently added to the BBC Sound of 2017 long list, fresh after the release of the critically acclaimed third EP SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE.
THE JAPANESE HOUSE ended 2016 with a headline North American tour before joining THE 1975 as special guest on their Arena tour, including two dates at The O2 Arena in London.
The SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE EP builds upon the sonic foundations laid so far by AMBER BAIN, taking her distinctive sound to new heights by a more open embrace of pop sensibilities. With shades of introspection polarised by some of her most euphoric moments to date, this long awaited third EP is a statement release from Amber, confirming her place as one of 2016’s breakthrough artists.
Full tour dates are as follows:
APRIL
Mon 24 OSLO John Dee
Tue 25 STOCKHOLM Lilla Hotellbaren
Wed 26 COPENHAGEN Vega Jr
Fri 28 PARIS Supersonic
Sat 29 AMSTERDAM Sugar Factory
MAY
Mon 01 ANTWERP Trix
Tue 02 HAMBURG Prinzenbar
Wed 03 BERLIN Kantine
Fri 05 PRAGUE Chapeau Rouge
Sat 06 VIENNA Chelsea
Sun 07 ZURICH Papiersaal
Tue 09 OXFORD Academy 2
Wed 10 EDINBURGH Liquid Rooms
Thu 11 MANCHESTER Gorilla
Fri 12 LEICESTER Academy 2
Sat 13 BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute 3
Mon 15 NEWCASTLE Think Tank
Tue 16 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Wed 17 LONDON Koko
18/10/16 Release video for single "Swim Against The Tide"
THE JAPANESE HOUSE returns with new single, FACE LIKE THUNDER, the first track from her forthcoming third EP, SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE, released on 11 November through Dirty Hit, the label that brought the world WOLF ALICE and THE 1975.
THE JAPANESE HOUSE tour begins next week in Bristol:
OCTOBER Thu 27 BRISTOL THEKLA
Sat 29 SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS
Sun 30 OXFORD THE BULLINGDON
Mon 31 BIRMINGHAM O2 INSTITUTE 3
NOVEMBER Tue 01 NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS
Wed 02 MANCHESTER CLUB ACADEMY
Thu 03 GLASGOW ORAN MOR
Fri 04 LEEDS WARDROBE
Sat 05 NORWICH ARTS CENTRE
Mon 07 LONDON HEAVEN
27/09/16 SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE EP + OCT / NOV TOUR Dirty Hit Records – 11 November
THE JAPANESE HOUSE returns with new single, FACE LIKE THUNDER, the first track from her forthcoming third EP, SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE, released on 11 November through Dirty Hit, the label that brought the world WOLF ALICE and THE 1975.
Premiering on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show, FACE LIKE THUNDER presents THE JAPANESE HOUSE at its most sunlit, with a record that sounds as clear and refreshing as emerging from one of those cooling pools of water that are omnipresent in Amber Bain’s imagery. Listen to FACE LIKE THUNDER here:
SPOTIFY: http://po.st/FaceLikeThunderSP
APPLE MUSIC: http://po.st/FaceLikeThunderAM
iTUNES: http://po.st/SwimAgainsttheTide
It’s in a track like this that the dualism of Amber’s work is perhaps at its most present. At once poignantly sad and contemplative, but also surfacing with what sounds like deep breaths of opportunity.
THE JAPANESE HOUSE is the captivating moniker of 21-year-old AMBER BAIN from Kings Langley in Buckinghamshire. Over the past 18 months she has emerged as one of the UK’s most promising artists, following the release of her two acclaimed EPs, POOLS TO BATHE IN and CLEAN, which showcased her ability to create brooding, melancholic electronica that pushes the parameters of alt-pop. She now returns with the SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE EP, which builds upon the sonic foundations laid so far by taking her distinctive sound to new heights with a more open embrace of pop sensibilities. With shades of introspection polarised by some of her most euphoric moments to date, SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE is a statement release from Amber, reaffirming her place as one of 2016’s breakthrough artists.
After spending the majority of the year on the road supporting THE 1975 on their worldwide tour, as well as embarking on her first run of headline dates, THE JAPANESE HOUSE will be hitting the road again this autumn for a series of UK, European and US dates, providing another chance to see this fascinating new artist ahead of what will be no doubt be a huge 2017. The full list of dates is as follows:
OCTOBER Thu 27 BRISTOL THEKLA
Sat 29 SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS
Sun 30 OXFORD THE BULLINGDON
Mon 31 BIRMINGHAM O2 INSTITUTE 3
NOVEMBER Tue 01 NOTTINGHAM RESCUE ROOMS
Wed 02 MANCHESTER CLUB ACADEMY
Thu 03 GLASGOW ORAN MOR
Fri 04 LEEDS WARDROBE
Sat 05 NORWICH ARTS CENTRE
Mon 07 LONDON HEAVEN
Thu 10 PARIS POP UP DU LABEL
Sat 12 AMSTERDAM PARADISO
Mon 14 BERLIN AUSTER CLUB
Wed 16 VIENNA B72
Fri 18 BRUSSELS ROTONDE
Mon 21 BOSTON GREAT SCOTT
Tue 22 BROOKLYN BABY’S ALL RIGHT
Fri 25 WASHINGTON DC9
Sat 26 PHILADELPHIA THE FOUNDRY
Mon 28 TORONTO HORSESHOE TAVERN
Wed 30 SEATTLE THE SUNSET TAVERN
DECEMBER Thu 01 VANCOUVER THE COBALT
Sat 03 SAN FRANCISCO RICKSHAW STOP
Mon 05 SAN DIEGO HOUSE OF BLUES
Wed 07 LOS ANGELES THE ECHO
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