Alongside the release of new song 'Basic Being Basic', Joe Keery has today also announced his third Djo album, 'The Crux' - scheduled for release on April 4th.
"The Crux was co-produced by Keery and his long-time collaborator Adam Thein. It's an album of impeccable craftsmanship. Unlike Keery’s previous albums - bedroom recordings centered around synths - The Crux spotlights lush guitars and instrumentation reminiscent of late 60’s and 70’s pop. It's an album full of loss and yearning, but also one full of wit and gratitude. The album was written all over the world in a particularly fertile period for Keery - where he was grappling with the transience of his other job, being untethered and away from his friends and family. But to make the album he settled into the legendary Electric Lady Studios in his adopted home of New York City. The Crux not only showcases his ambitious scope, but also his skills as a deft multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (all songs were written by Keery or in collaboration with Adam Thein).
What begins as a meditation on the dissolution of a relationship winds its way back to self-resilience, and a celebration and recognition of the importance of nurturing community. These themes are reflected in both his lyrics and in the collaborative spirit of the music, with contributions from his family and lifelong friends lending the album a warm energy mirroring the bonds at the record’s core. Although the songs are rich with specificity, the album plays like a movie soundtrack, where the listener can easily align with a character, situation, or emotion. And this is, in part, how Keery frames the album’s concept through its art - a collaboration with Neil Krug - as a hotel where all of its guests are transient, and at a spiritual or emotional crossroads."
Tracklisting:
Lonesome Is A State of Mind
Basic Being Basic
Link
Potion
Delete Ya
Egg
Fly
Charlie’s Garden
Gap Tooth Smile
Golden Line
Back On You
Crux
Djo has also announced a major 2025 global tour - with Post Animal as support on all North American, UK and EU tour dates.
Tickets for the North American, UK and EU tour dates go on sale next Friday, January 31st at 9AM local time with the artist pre-sale beginning Tuesday, January 28th at 9AM local.
Djo has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to providing critical relief and long-term recovery support for individuals, families, and communities impacted by the devastating LA wildfires via the PLUS1 LA Fires Fund.