Chai - Chai - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Since breaking out in 2018, Chai have been associated with explosive joy. At their live shows, the Japanese four-piece of identical twins MANA (lead vocals and keys) and KANA (guitar), drummer YUNA, and bassist-lyricist YUUKI have become known for buoyant displays of eclectic and clever songwriting, impressive musicianship, matching outfits, delightful choreography, and sheer relief. At the core of their music, Chai have upheld a stated mission to deconstruct the standards of beauty and cuteness that can be so oppressive in Japan. Following the of 2019's second album PUNK, Chai's adventures took them around the world, to music festivals like Primavera Sound and Pitchfork Music Festival, and touring with indie-rock mainstays like Whitney and Mac DeMarco. Like all musicians, Chai spent 2020 forced to rethink the fabric of their work and lives. But Chai took this as an opportunity to shake up their process and bring their music somewhere thrillingly new. Having previously used their maximalist recordings to capture the exuberance of their live shows, with the audiences' reactions in mind, Chai instead focused on crafting the slightly-subtler and more introspective kinds of songs they enjoy listening to at home-where, for the first time, they recorded all of the music. Amidst the global shutdown, Chai worked on Garageband and traded their song ideas-which they had more time than ever to consider-over Zoom and phone calls, turning their limitations into a strength. Their third full-length and first for Sub Pop, WINK contains Chai's mellowest and most minimal music, and also their most affecting and exciting songwriting by far. While the band leaned into a more personal sound, WINK is also the first Chai album to feature contributions from outside producers (Mndsgn, YMCK) as well as a feature from the Chicago rapper-singer Ric Wilson. Chai draw R&B and hip-hop into their

The Cool Operator;' gathers together 28 sure shots from Delroy Wilson blending the very best of his all-conquering hit run of forty-fives for Bunny 'Striker' Lee 'longside a handful of crucial cuts produced by Channel One and Federal - The hits featured here like 'Better Must Come',' I'm Still Waiting', 'It's Shame' are among the defining releases of this golden age of reggae music. Delroy, immortalised by The Clash in their 'White Man In Hammersmith Palais' had a long a successful run of hit recordings with 'Striker' and the best of them are including on this one essential package. Album Tracks 1. Cool Operator 2. Better Must Come 3. I Want to Love You 4. Doing My Thing 5. Till I Die 6. Living in the Footsteps of Another Man 7. Live and Learn 8. I'm Still Waiting 9. It's a Shame 10. Mother Nature 11. Peace and Love 12. My Baby Is Gone 13. Drink Wine 14. Once Upon a Time 15. Dancing Mood 16. Rain from the Skies 17. Movie Star 18. Riding for a Fall 19. Try Again 20. Who Cares 21. This Old Heart of Mine 22. Get Ready 23. Can't Stop Me 24. Mash Up Illitracy 25. Here Come the Heartaches 26. Trying to Wreck My Life 27. Have Some Mercy 28. Never Will Conquer Me

Limited seven inch vinyl pressing. Album Tracks 1. No More Cake 2. Ready Cheeky Pretty