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.

Good at Falling
Studio album by
Released1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Length44:08
LabelDirty 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]
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash9/10[3]
DIY[4]
NME[5]
Pitchfork7.5/10[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]

Track listing

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Good At Falling by The Japanese House". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ Rogerson, Johnny (2 February 2019). "The Japanese House - Good At Falling". Clash. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ Richards, Will (27 February 2019). "Album Review". Diymag.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (1 March 2019). "The Japanese House - Good At Falling". NME. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. ^ Buerger, Megan (4 March 2019). "The Japanese House: Good At Falling". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  7. ^ Thiessen, Christopher (28 February 2019). "The Japanese House Offer Open Doors on Debut 'Good at Falling'". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. ^ "The Japanese House - Good At Falling". Sputnikmusic. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 1514" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  11. ^ "The Japanese House Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  12. ^ "The Japanese House Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2019.