Chai Punk

Japanese four-piece CHAI may worship at the altar of kawaii - their homeland's culture of cute- but they're not about to be pushed around by the idle bosses and the ignorant patriarchy. The ultra-concise garage-pop race of their debut LP PINK is about to be overhauled on their new album. CHAI are ready to light the fuse; CHAI are PUNK. "'PUNK' for us, of course, is not the genre of music," say the band. "'PUNK' to us is to overturn the worn-out values associated with 'kawaii' or 'cute' created up until this point. 'PUNK' is a word that expresses a strong sense of self. To be yourself more, to become the person you truly want to be, to believe in yourself in every instance!"