When Chai Met Toast

When Chai Met Toast is an band from Kochi, Kerala, India. Reference sources date the group's start to 2016. It is listed as still active.

The band was formed in Kochi in 2016 and sings mostly in English and Hindi, with occasional Tamil and Malayalam lyrics. Its members are Ashwin Gopakumar (vocals), Achyuth Jaigopal (guitar and banjo), Palee Francis (keyboards and production) and Pai Sailesh (drums and percussion). After two EPs and a string of singles, the band was picked for Spotify's RADAR programme. It has played Bacardi NH7 Weekender and SulaFest and wrote music for Kenny Sebastian's 2018 web series Die Trying. Wikipedia also lists film credits on Friday Night Plan (2023) and Do Aur Do Pyaar (2024).

The current line-up recorded in the sources is Ashwin Gopakumar, Achyuth Jaigopal, Palee Francis and Pai Sailesh.

Its album releases include Believe (2018) and When We Feel Young (2021). EPs listed for When Chai Met Toast include LYTS (2023) and Nature Tapes, Vol. 1 (2024). Singles include Joy of Little Things (2017), ’Hop Stomp’ (2019), Kahaani (Duet) (2021), Yellow Paper Daisy (2021) and so beautiful, with you (2023). Other releases in the listing include Citadel Honey Bunny (2024). The earliest dated entry in this listing is Joy of Little Things (2017), and the most recent is Nature Tapes, Vol. 1 (2024).