Chai have announced their new self-titled LP and released a new single called “Para Para.” Chai is due out September 22nd via Sub Pop. The Japanese band is set to tour the United States in September, kicking things off in Idaho at Flipside Fest. Check out the new song below.
Chai previously shared their new album’s “We the Female!” The self-titled record follows 2021’s Wink and the Wink Together remix EP.
Check out Pitchfork’s Rising feature “Meet Chai, the Eclectic Japanese Rock Band Redefining What It Means to Be Cute.”
Chai:
01 Matcha
02 From 1992
03 Para Para
04 Game
05 We the Female!
06 Neo Kawaii, K?
07 I Can’t Organizeeee
08 Driving22
09 Like, I Need
10 Karaoke
Chai:
09-23 Boise, ID – Flipside Festival
09-24 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
09-25 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
09-27 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
09-29 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
10-02 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10-04 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern
10-06 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
10-08 Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom
10-10 Washington, D.C. – Union Stage
10-11 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
10-13 Mexico City, Mexico – Indie Rocks!
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