Good at Falling

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Good at Falling
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Studio album by
Released1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Length44:08
Label Dirty Hit
Producer
The Japanese House chronology
Saw You in a Dream
(2017)
Good at Falling
(2019)
The LA Sessions
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 82/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 9/10 [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [6]
PopMatters 8/10 [7]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Good at Falling is the debut studio album by English indie pop musician Amber Bain, under the name The Japanese House. It was released on 1 March 2019 by Dirty Hit, after Bain released four extended plays spanning three years; Pools to Bathe In , Clean , Swim Against the Tide and Saw You in a Dream . The album was produced by Amber Bain alongside BJ Burton and The 1975 drummer/producer George Daniel.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Amber Bain. All tracks produced by The Japanese House, BJ Burton and George Daniel

No.TitleLength
1."went to meet her (intro)"2:31
2."Maybe You're the Reason"3:39
3."We Talk All the Time"3:15
4."Wild"3:43
5."You Seemed So Happy"2:42
6."Follow My Girl"4:04
7."somethingfartoogoodtofeel"4:26
8."Lilo"4:10
9."Everybody Hates Me"3:09
10."Marika Is Sleeping"3:03
11."Worms"3:18
12."f a r a w a y"2:50
13."i saw you in a dream"3:20
Total length:44:08

Notes

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers) [9] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 64
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [11] 23
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12] 6

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