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Chewing Cotton Wool | ||||
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Released | 12 August 2020 | |||
Length | 13:13 | |||
Label | Dirty Hit | |||
The Japanese House chronology | ||||
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Chewing Cotton Wool is the seventh
extended play by English
indie pop act
the Japanese House, released on 12 August 2020 through
Dirty Hit. It was preceded by her debut album
Good at Falling, released 1 March 2019. Upon release, it received mostly positive reviews from critics, with some criticism for a lack of deviation from Bain's established style.
The EP's lead single, " Saw You in a Dream", was inspired by an experience Bain had dreaming of someone she had known who had recently died. [1] The title track "Saw You In a Dream" was released as a single on 26 April 2017. [2]
The EP has been described as dream pop, [3] electropop, [4] yacht rock [5] and indie pop. [6] The EP includes a combination of 80s-esque synth beats, acoustic guitars, layered vocals, and melancholic lyrics. [7]
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Saw You in a Dream received mostly positive reviews for its composition, symphonic arrangements, and Bain's development of a distinctive style compared to the varied and experimental style of her previous releases. [11] [12] Nicole Almeida of Atwood Magazine positively reviewed the EP, commenting that Bain "talks about love, friendship, loss, and life through mesmerizing and descriptive lyrics which, when coupled with her hypnotizing melodies, result in honest and heartwarming songs." [13]
The single "Saw You in a Dream" was especially well-received for its heartfelt lyrics and contrastingly upbeat melodies. [14] "Count to Nine" was also praised for its dreamy quality, and complex progression. [15]
Joshua Palmer gave a mixed review for Spectrum Culture, on the one hand praising its composition and combination of 80's synthpop with more laidback, minimalistic harmonies, while also criticising both Bain's reluctance to release a full length album and a lack of development between Saw You in a Dream and Bain's previous releases. He concluded that "since Pools to Bathe In, it feels as though the musical and emotional stakes have been falling lower and lower. Hopefully a fully realized album is just around the corner." [16]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sharing Beds" | 1:49 |
2. | "Something Has to Change" | 3:11 |
3. | "Dionne" (featuring Justin Vernon) | 4:44 |
4. | "Chewing Cotton Wool" | 3:29 |
Total length: | 13:13 |