If you have been living under a musical rock in 2015, and don’t know much about THE JAPANESE HOUSE, you are about to give your ears a real treat. The finer points: She isn’t Japanese, and she doesn’t make music about houses. The big picture: The Japanese House is the extremely talented 20 year old Londoner, Amber Bain, who has made 2015 her bitch.
Releasing her debut single, ‘Teeth’ in April, The Japanese House has since then released two EP’s along with a string of intricate and artsy videos. It wasn’t until the first EP, Pools To Bathe In, was released that the curtain of mystery surrounding this young triple threat, began to lift.
Much of The Japanese House's music revolves around the interlacing theme of water. While the lyrics may touch on many other themes, they always come back to ideas like ‘Cool Blue’, ‘Still’, and ‘Clean’. Each track offers something new, although the promise is always a layered piece of music that keeps you paying attention til' the very last beat. The tracks have layered vocals reminiscent of Imogen Heap, and somehow give you feelings of both bittersweet sadness and wistful smiles.
It is exactly this that makes The Japanese House an artist to watch. With two EP’s in a matter of months, and many live shows planned for 2016, keeping track of the directions her videos and sounds will take is going to be one of the better journeys your ears will take in the new year.
Words by Madeline Kilby
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