In a world striving for perfection, Chandra's latest single "It's OK" is a joyful exhale; a three-minute blast of raw honesty, heart, and hope. Bristol's band, led by singer and songwriter Chandra Nair, remains committed to making positive, uplifting, empowering, and inclusive music. With its infectious energy and unfiltered honesty, "It's OK" straight up says what we could all use a reminder about: it is super ok to not have everything figured out.
The track opens with bright, punchy guitars, which immediately set an upbeat, fun mood, while still being emotionally grounded. Produced, mixed, and mastered by Elliot Vaughan, together with Vaughan's drum contributions, the track balances a polished pop-rock crowd-pleaser with a raw emotional drive. "It's OK" is written by Chandra Nair, Chris Wong, and Mike Paul, and builds on its chemistry between catchy hooks and an emotional narrative.
The song "It's OK" speaks to a celebration of imperfection, and offers an auditory permission slip to anyone who has felt behind the 8-ball, out of place in the world, or has felt a weight to meet the expectations of their peers and society. "People the world over feel so much pressure to conform… to achieve… to live up to their parents’ or peers’ standards. But the truth is that we’re all different. We’re all our own person, we all have our own dreams and ambitions, we all have different timelines to achieve our goals, and we’ll all find our own paths to get there."
This sentiment is central to the identity of the band. Through their expanding catalog, and continued commitment to crafts like "Overload," "We Want Our Planet Back," "Winners," and "Just With You," Chandra has found a sound that is uniquely theirs, based on big hooks and even bigger heart. Each song starts with a goal beyond sheer entertainment to create an experience that entertains, heals, and creates a moment of collective release and independence.
"It's OK" combines the delightful optimism of Fountains of Wayne with the sweeping soundscapes of Imagine Dragons, all layered over the raw emotional grit of The Killers. It features a chantable of "do-do-do" that's so instantly pleasing and familiar we can probably all agree that chorus is the one you want to shout along to at a concert or with friends in your car, because it resonates on a level that makes it feel more like a shared therapy session than a concert. Nothing seems heightened or manufactured here; it's simply a song that is meant for real people, feeling real things, who might need a moment to catch a breath and believe again.
To Chandra, this is not just a single, but a single with purpose. Since signing with Rexius Records in 2025, the band has entered an 8-10 month phase of releasing a new single every 2 months. Each release further solidifies their status as the UK scene's most inspiring pop-rock act. So far, they have accrued over 200,000 streams, with more than 2,000 global radio plays; Chandra's melodic rock with raw emotion continues to strike a chord with fans, and their audience is staying spun up.
“It’s OK” conveys the essence of persistence and self-kindness. It is meant for dreamers, late starters, and all of us, learning to release the need to be perfect. As Chandra puts it: “We might not achieve the dream we started out with, but we’ll discover something even better along the way. That is the wonder and magic of life. “It’s OK” isn't just another sing-along anthem; Chandra permits us to be human.
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