Opinion Police: You’re on to bigger and better things for sure. Now that you’re touring with an album out, what has the crowd reception been like towards the new material?

The Japanese House: [They’ve] definitely been way more engaged with the new material since I started playing the album. Noone’s gonna have heard this shit [Laughs]. But no, definitely, like the way people come in response to the new stuff, it’s not like the old stuff for sure.

Opinion Police: When you were working on your debut album, did you find you had more room to experiment because it’s longer than an EP?

The Japanese House: I guess so. I think when you’re writing an album you definitely do have… I mean, the EP’s in my opinion were me experimenting for the album.

Opinion Police: And it’s a lovely album. BJ Burton and George Daniel both co-produced it with you. When you work with new producers for the first time, how do you get to know them?

The Japanese House: Well I met George when I was 17, so I’ve known him forever. BJ, we sort of immediately clicked and fell into the groove of working together. But he’s very funny. I don’t think I can hang out with somebody for that long without them being funny. Cuz it’s really the only social transaction that you actually care about. So he’s hilarious. We spent six weeks together in a house in the middle of nowhere. And we didn’t kill each other, so… [Laughs] That’s a testament to our relationship.

Opinion Police: Burton’s previously worked with Bon Iver, Low and Daniel’s from The 1975. When you’re working with other talented producers, how do you strike a balance between your vision for the album and incorporating their ideas?

The Japanese House: I think, to be honest, any good producer will be… I mean, it’s also a co-production so I’m producing it and then I’ve asked them to help me and be involved. So by the time we go into the studio to produce it, I’ve already kind of produced a lot of it, so I’m very open to suggestions. I think any good producer will listen to an artist’s opinion. I like trying stuff out, but usually if something sounds bad, we both think it sounds bad.