• Kolkata gets grooving with When Chai Met Toast
    Times of India | 10 October 2023
  • Kerala indie-folk band When Chai Met Toast performed to a packed house at a city pub on Friday. The band, known for their easy lyrics and beautiful melodies, was in town as part of their Love You The Same tour, named after their 2022 EP. The crowd sang along, as they belted out a series of hits such as Sushi song, Constellation, Love you the same, Nee aara, and their recent Bollywood collaboration, Mazey mein.

    Seeing the warm response from the crowd, vocalist Ashwin Gopakumar said, “We released an EP called LYTS and shot one of our favourite songs in Kolkata. So, it is special for us to play this song live.” They went on to play the track, So beautiful with you.

    Moumita Das, who was part of the audience, told us that the band’s lyrics are the biggest draw for her. “They are simple yet beautiful. The very first of their songs I heard was Khoj, and from then on, I just wanted to watch them live. Yesterday, it finally happened! The night was unforgettable, and the crowd was so good.”

    Sayan Roy, partner at 5 Mad Men, “Would like to thank When Chai Met Toast and the people of Kolkata who turned up in large numbers to come see the band in hoards. We are very happy that bands have started choosing us as their preferred venue in town, and this is the second time When Chai Met Toast has performed here. The original venue was somewhere else, but when that didn’t work out they picked us, and I can happily say this was a memorable gig they did here.”
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