CHAI - CHAI (Exclusive Pink Vinyl)

Japanese pop band, CHAI, returns to their roots in their new self-titled album, drawing inspiration from their Japanese heritage and the music that raised them. On CHAI, the band draws directly from city pop, a Tokyo-born sound popularized in the 1970s and 80s. City pop was a Japanese take on Western lounge music, borrowing from jazz, boogie, funk, and yacht rock to create a sound that straddled two cultures. For production, they tapped previous collaborator Ryu Takahashi, who shared their love of city pop, eurobeat, and the melodies of J-pop artists like Maria Takeuchi. "They wanted to dig into their Japanese identity, not in a traditional sense, but in this filtered Western way", Takahashi says.

Exclusive 'Loser' PINK vinyl produced by Sub Pop in 2023.

TRACKLISTING:

1. MATCHA

2. From 1992

3. PARA PARA

4. GAME

5. We The Female!

6. NEO KAWAII, K?

7. I Can't Organizeeee

8. Driving22

9. LIKE, I NEED

10. KARAOKE