Joy Crookes - Juniper (2025)

Formát: CD, Album
Žánr: Jazz

• Following the success of her 2021 debut "Skin", which was nominated for the BRIT and Mercury Prize, landed in the top 5 of the UK charts and was praised by The Guardian, NME and many others, Joy set out to make an album that would take her further both musically and personally. "Juniper" is the result: a project characterized by its depth and dynamism.

• "Juniper" was written and produced by longtime collaborators Blue May (Kano, Jorja Smith), Tev'n (Stormzy) and Harvey Grant (Arlo Parks) and features standout guest appearances from Vince Staples on the uplifting "Pass The Salt" and Kano on the bittersweet confessional track "Mathematics". Crookes describes the record as "more nuanced" than Skin: "On Juniper, every situation is up close and personal, and I'm very much involved in it. I'm at the center of what's happening". The title itself alludes 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.