The Japanese House Debuts “Smiley Face”

The Japanese House has dropped new single “:)” aka Smiley Face

The Japanese House has dropped new single “:)” aka Smiley Face. The track was a collaboration with George Daniel (The 1975) and Chloe Kraemer (Rina Sawayama, FKA twigs, Rex Orange County), the country-tinged, unabashed ode to happiness finds Amber letting her anxieties take a backseat and arrives in the midst of her North American Summer Headline Tour as well as a string of dates supporting Maggie Rogers on her Don’t Forget Me Tour. “:)” marks the artist’s first single since the release of her 2023 album, In the End It Always Does.

Amber Bain AKA: The Japanese House on “:)” “Smiley Face”

“”Smiley Face” is a song I wrote when I was very excited about talking to someone off a dating app,” said The Japanese House. “She lived in Detroit, and I was fantasising about flying to meet her. I was in a session at the time for someone else’s stuff, but I couldn’t help this song spilling out of me, I was in some sort of frenzy. Turns out I did buy the plane tickets, now we’re engaged.”

The Japanese House 2024 Tour Dates

Dates Supporting Maggie Rogers

June 19 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park
June 20 – Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium
June 22 – Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park

Headline shows

June 21 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham #
July 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
July 27 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
July 28 – McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theatre
July 29 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
July 31 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
August 6 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
August 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union +
August 11 – Portland, OR @ Pioneer Courthouse Square +
August 12 – Seattle, WA @ Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater +
August 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre Co-Headline with Del Water Gap +
September 24 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena $

+ Skullcrusher
# Miya Folick
* Abby Holliday
$ with Vance Joy

2024 Festival Dates

August 1 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
August 2 –Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
August 4 – Saint Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival
August 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
August 23 – 25 – Leeds, UK and Reading, Berkshire @ Reading and Leeds Festival
September 28, 2024 – Washington, DC @ All Things Go Festival