CHAII - “Pineapple Pizza”

Written By Kevin McStravick

SXSW 2022 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 9

Pairs Well With…Remi Wolf, SZA, PinkPantheress

Finding space within hip hop, R&B, and indie pop, CHAII’s sophomore EP Pineapple Pizza lets the New Zealand artist explore while still rocking around hook-heavy songwriting. There’s creative, quirky energy emanating from each of Pineapple Pizza’s six tracks, songs that sand down sunny beats to work both as a dancefloor or a headphone listen. While consistently bouncing, Pineapple Pizza is an experimental pop record first, shifting from woozy trap or high-powered house on a dime around CHAII’s twisted, infectious melodies. (Kevin McStravick)

Kevin McStravick
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