Joy Crookes - Juniper [CD]

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South London singer, songwriter and cultural powerhouse Joy Crookes has today unveiled the news that her worth-the-wait second album Juniper will be released on September 26th ahead of a full UK & EU headline tour.
A stunningly candid and fearless body of work, the album reaffirms Joy as one of the UK\u2019s most vital and original voices. A once-in-a-generation talent, Crookes delivers a record that is both emotionally raw and sonically rich; humorous, heartbreaking and profoundly human.
Following the success of her 2021 debut Skin, which earned BRIT and Mercury Prize nominations, went Top 5 in the UK charts, and drew acclaim from The Guardian, NME and many more, Joy set out to make an album that pushed her further both musically and personally.

Juniper is the result: a project defined by its depth and dynamism.

Written with a stripped-back approach and produced by long-time collaborators including Blue May (Kano, Jorja Smith), Tev\u2019n (Stormzy) and Harvey Grant (Arlo Parks),
Juniper features standout guest appearances from Vince Staples on the incendiary \u2018Pass The Salt\u2019 and Kano on the bittersweet confessional \u2018Mathematics\u2019.
Crookes describes the record as \u201cmore nuanced\u201d than Skin: \u201cWith Juniper, every situation is visceral and I\u2019m very much in it. It\u2019s me in the centre of it all.\u201d
The title itself nods to resilience (an evergreen that thrives in harsh conditions) and the album dives deep into themes of body politics, mental health, queer love, anxiety, industry hypocrisy and the ecstasy (and terror) of falling in love.

Lead singles like \u2018Pass The Salt\u2019 and \u2018I Know You\u2019d Kill\u2019 showcase Crookes\u2019 lyrical agility \u2013 blending poetic detail with razor-sharp wit. Meanwhile, the euro-pop inspired \u2018First Last Dance\u2019 channels euphoric melodies to mask deep emotional struggle, and the cinematic \u2018Perfect Crime\u2019 sees Joy fully self-actualise in the style of a Western showdown.
On \u2018Paris\u2019, the closing track, Joy reflects on a formative queer relationship: \u201cSomething I feared so much finally, actually felt like love.\u201d It\u2019s a sentiment echoed across Juniper \u2013 a record that captures the beauty and brutality of emotional openness.

Brave

Pass the Salt feat. Vince Staples

Carmen

Perfect Crime

Mathematics feat. Kano

House With A Pool

I Know You\u2019d Kill

First Last Dance

Mother

Somebody To You

Forever

Paris