The Japanese House, an indie-pop artist, returned to Nashville after four years to perform many fan-favorite songs within her discography. Inside Marathon Music Works, the singer, known personally as Amber Bain, cemented herself as a successful performer and a musician that everyone should keep on their radar.
Before Bain began her highly-awaited performance, indie singer/songwriter quinnie opened the show by performing a handful of her most popular songs as well as a few unreleased ones. Prior to performing her unreleased song “baha bird,” quinnie discussed her appreciation for making song titles that are not featured in the song’s lyrics themselves.
Following quinnie’s personal and primarily acoustic set, Bain and the members of her touring band came onstage and opened the show with her song, “Sad To Breathe.” They performed many memorable songs by The Japanese House throughout the evening, including “Saw You In A Dream” and “Something Has to Change,” under an incredible display of lights.
Throughout Bain’s set, fans in the audience sang along to the lyrics loudly and threw their hands up with excitement.
The primary set ended with The Japanese House’s popular song “Dionne,” originally recorded with a feature by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. However, Bain and her band returned to the stage minutes later and played an encore performance consisting of two songs from her most recent album: “One for sorrow, two for Joni Jones” and “Sunshine Baby.”
The concert experience was nothing I had witnessed before, with fans crowding together as Bain and her band played under lighting reminiscent of that seen in much larger venues. Attending one of The Japanese House’s shows in the near future is something you have to do.
