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Bell, Lindsay; Clemens, Craig; Primiani, Michael (December 20, 2019).
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A song from the album, "This Is Chai", was featured prominently in
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1284:"CHAI dazzle us on aptly-named new album, PUNK"
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801:In 2019, a music video for the eighth track (
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1643:"Best Albums of 2019 | RX Music"
1421:Pearson, Luke (March 12, 2019).
1393:Siregar, Cady (March 15, 2019).
1315:Snapes, Laura (March 15, 2019).
708:Best Albums of 2019 (Indie Pop)
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634:guitar grind" into its mix.
557:-oriented stylings. Indeed,
553:behind in exchange for more
1092:Yuuki โ bass guitar, chorus
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674:Top 100 Albums of 2019
1344:"Punk by CHAI reviews"
1105:Chart performance for
727:Top 35 Albums of 2019
693:Top 50 Albums of 2019
1669:"Best Albums of 2019"
1135:Japanese Hot Albums (
1086:Kana โ vocals, guitar
1289:The Line of Best Fit
1095:Yuna โ drums, chorus
951:(music & lyrics)
630:ballad" that "throw
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178:Professional ratings
1622:. December 10, 2019
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2019:Chai (band) albums
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1805:"CHAIใฎไฝๅ (ใในใฆ)"
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1778:Curly Adventure
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1567:. Chai-band.com
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1348:AnyDecentMusic?
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1192:. 11 March 2019
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1138:Billboard Japan
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1023:"Feel the Beat"
995:"Family Member"
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803:Curly Adventure
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941:"This Is Chai"
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780:"Fashionista"
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643:Accolades for
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526:Burger Records
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1565:"Discography"
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1505:
1504:"CHAI โ PUNK"
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1395:"CHAI โ Punk"
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1224:"Punk โ CHAI"
1222:Sendra, Tim.
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1113:Chart (2019)
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966:"Fashionista"
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