And Next

I’ve already got a ticket to see them in London in October, hopefully a sell out again, something I need to experience. I’m hoping they announce Glasgow again*, if I can fit in both I will. They have also started a rumour they have been writing some new material, they tease.  So until London Calls it’s back to YouTube, Instagram, Spotify, Facebook….

Likewise, so do Chai, e.g. Yuuki and Kana pause from playing during Future to face each other while doing a hand dance (I need a better description). And the twins have many dances and interchanges, just watch one of their “Chai Commercial Song” for a perfect example of this.

The Clash are known for their political songs. Chai sing about things they know, what’s going on around them. The song Fashionistas is more or less straight up punk anyway, but also songs like Great Job, a song about sarcastically being pleased about doing housework, compares to Career Opportunities. And N.E.O is White Riot, it just is. I could have picked any song and made a comparison, that easy.

The Clash are known for incorporating different genres into their music, reggae, rock n roll, rap. Unlike The Clash, however, Chai fling every genre into one song, but I’ve covered that already.

To Sum up…

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If you want me to compare them to The Clash, I will compare them to The Clash.

Chai to me are everything music should be (it rhymes so it’s true), don’t take yourselves seriously while taking yourself seriously. If Chai look and sound like they are having the best time of their lives, their audience, both at gigs and listening at home, will also be fully enjoying the Chai experience. Have a listen to their first EP Hottaraka Series. Its wonderfully nuts. Chai have progressed musically, but still wonderfully nuts.

I don't have the rights to play any Chai on my website so instead why not listen to Drum Machines Can't Dance while you read.  If you like please click on Home to check out more of my tunes.

Although seeing Joe was as close as I got. Going to see The Clash live was going to see a performance, not just music. This is also true for Chai.

So Chai are punk, but new punk. NeoPunk.  I rest my case.

#neoかわいい #チャイ #J-IndieNotJ-Pop #chai_yuuki #chaimana3333 #chaiofficialjpn #letsmakechaiglobal #CHAI #CHAIband #NEOkawaii #ComplexesAreArt 

I accept my challenge.

But a slight cheat, I’m putting them in their own genre and calling it NEOPunk. Punk is my Mastermind specialised subject. I reckon I could get to the finals without further research, although my general knowledge would seriously scupper that chance. I can’t call Chai punk, because that was a thing, it’s no longer a thing, the bands that were part of that thing are largely keeping it alive. Chai are not part of that scene, however…

…And Yuuki has also said this.  They are in the spirit of punk. They dress how they want, they sound how they want. If they want to wear baby bonnets for Hi Hi Baby or Dark Glasses for Gyaranboo, if they want to dance to one of their songs instead of play it (ironically We are Musician)… it would be anti-punk to say they can’t.  Dressing up was a huge part of punk and punk identity. Dressing up is a huge part of Chai and Chai’s Identity.

*They just announced Glasgow again, October 26th, Nice n Sleazy's, my old local, Looks like a stop off in Glasgow on my way to London then. (Tickets now bought)

Ignoring the four members bit, The Clash were known for throwing ‘shapes’ on stage, it was their trademark.