the japanese house

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...

Buckinghamshire-based singer-songwriter wooed an intimate Nottingham crowd following the release of her highly-anticipated debut record.  Having spent four years fine-tuning the intimate nature of her sound, Amber Bain, otherwise known as The Japanese House, finally realised her debut record Good At Falling on March 1 to a warm reception....

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...

Following on from the success of ‘Pools to Bathe In’ and ‘Clean’, The Japanese House complement their beautiful melancholic sound with an equally eerie yet infectious EP. Indeed, Swim Against the Tide embraces the use of harmonies, by adding layer upon layer of vocals to create a sound that...

The day after Halloween, the crowds descended upon Rescue Rooms to hear the Japanese House’s outer-worldly take on pop. Amber Bain’s project initially gained some following after being associated with littered comparisons to The 1975. This was not totally incorrect. ‘Still’ was produced by Matty Healy and George Daniel,...

Established in Nottingham back in 2005, Dot To Dot Festival now spreads across the inner-city venues of Manchester and Bristol as well, all in order to platform some of the most exciting, upcoming artists from across the world. Having previously featured acts like The xx, Florence & The Machine and...