CHAI - CHAI VINYL (LTD. ED. TRANSPARENT PINK)
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LIMITED EDITION TRANSPARENT PINK VINYL
Release Date: 22nd September 2023
"The Japanese band CHAI first cast a spell on the world in 2017 with their debut album, ‘PINK’, a collection of songs that introduced their singular brand of playful pop. The enthusiastically feminist follow-up, ‘PUNK’, raked in accolades from the music press and fellow artists. That led to ‘WINK’, which CHAI made via remote Zoom sessions, a limitation that became a strength by allowing MANA (lead vocals and keys), KANA (guitar), YUNA (drums) and YUUKI (bassist-lyricist) to collaborate with artists abroad, to create a work that found catharsis in their international community. The band’s new, self-titled, album finds CHAI returning to their roots, drawing inspiration from their Japanese heritage and the music that raised them. “Everything reflected in the lyrics expresses our experience as Japanese women,” says MANA. CHAI’s ethos is one of inclusion and lead single, ‘We The Female!’ - recorded live to honour the band’s riotous performances - beckons listeners into the mission. “We are human and were born as female, but we have both female and male aspects in each of our souls, each with our own sense of balance,” CHAI said in an accompanying statement. “We can’t just label ourselves into clear-cut, simple categories anymore! I’m not anyone else but just ‘me’, and you are no one else but just ‘you’. This song celebrates that with a roar!”"