#CHAI Announce New Album WINK, Share Video for New Song “ACTION”: Watch

CHAI have announced their next album: WINK arrives May 21 via Sub Pop. The announcement comes with the music video for a new song, “ACTION.” Watch the band-directed visual below.

“A person who winks is a person with a pure heart, who lives with flexibility, who does what they want. A person who winks is a person who is free.” bassist-lyricist YUUKI said in a press release. “With this album, we’re winking at you. We’re living freely and we hope that when you listen, you can wink and live freely, too.”

In addition, YUUKI noted that she wrote “ACTION” in response to Black Lives Matter protests. “Seeing how the world came together during the protests really moved me,” she said. “I wanted to dedicate that song to the year of action.”

CHAI’s sophomore album PUNK was released in 2019. They put out the single “Donuts Mind If I Do” and a cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love” last fall. The former is featured on WINK.

Read the feature interview “Meet Chai, the Eclectic Japanese Rock Band Redefining What It Means to Be Cute.”

WINK:

01 Donuts Mind If I Do
02 Maybe Chocolate Chips [ft. Ric Wilson]03 ACTION
04 END
05 PING PONG! [ft. YMCK]06 Nobody Knows We Are Fun
07 It’s Vitamin C
08 IN PINK [ft. Mndsgn]09 KARAAGE
10 Miracle
11 Wish Upon a Star
12 Salty