• Album Review: The Japanese House – Chewing Cotton Wool

    Rhianna Greensmith As the first release since their critically acclaimed debut album Good at Falling, The Japanese House (project of solo artist Amber Bain) wows again. Where Good at Falling was her self-labelled break-up album, this EP masquerades as a stunning portrait of ‘coming out of a relationship and...
  • Album Review: The Japanese House – Good at Falling

    The unabashedly ambitious debut record from The Japanese House is filled with a melancholic heart, but lacking distinctive direction.  In 2015, aged just 19, Amber Bain’s Pools to Bathe In EP as The Japanese House instantly connected with a disjointed generation, confused at the daunting task of navigating modernity’s...
  • How Bon Iver Changed My Life

    I don’t exactly remember the first time I listened to Bon Iver. I must’ve been around 14 or so, but I do remember how my life changed. Before that point, I had always found it cheesy when someone talked about how a specific musician or artist had ‘changed their...
  • Album Review: The Staves – If I Was

    After their fantastic debut album in 2012, the trio of multi-instrumentalist sisters return with a wider sonic palette. If I Was, the latest release from the three girls that make up The Staves is truly exceptional. After an extensive tour, The Staves have finally revealed their 12 track LP...