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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