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We sang, we cried, we danced and we smiled as textures and colours of the English band drove through out hearts.
For most, Monday night might have just been a simple night in after a long day at work. For those at Decline, we felt and experienced something more.
Amber Bain gave us tunes that left us feeling moody and warm inside, filling us with a lexicon of emotions we never knew we had.
We had come to feel something.
And we ended up feeling everything…
Playing about 15 songs from her latest album βGood at Fallingβ as well as her previous EPs, there were moments of utter bliss and transcendence during the gig as fans and music-lovers alike swayed and indulged in the lush βgreeneryβ of musical layers that covered us.
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There were many times when Bain even turned the microphone to the crowd letting our voices be heard like a choir, as we sang along to her songs. Like βLiloβ and βSaw You In A Dreamβ, for instance. It was a beautiful experience.
βSing with us,β she said before diving into βSaw You In A Dreamβ. βVery loudly pleaseβ¦β
And loudly we did sing! The song was definitely a crowd favourite!
βFollow My Girlβ was another iridescent piece that sat between reflective and introspective, yet mature and outward.
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Many of her songs were, and that was perhaps why we loved them, and her!
βFollow My Girlβ was also a piece that had a layer of touring member and guitarist Kamran Khan (@fakelaughhh)βs sweet-serenading backing vocals.
I think I melted every time he went βNothing feels good, it’s not rightβ¦β
There was indeed something coruscating about the night that The Japanese House gave to her audience – something that was very much redolent of introspection. The poetic lyrics, coupled with evocative layers are both simple enough to meld into, yet profound enough to mean something, with a wisdom that draws you in as you let the textures transcend through you.
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Β© Vanessa Mostafa