US EditionJoe Keery unpacks his 'cathartic' new Djo album: 'If you're just watering it down, what's the point?'
- Joe Keery, known for his role in Stranger Things, has released a new album titled The Crux, which explores themes of love and identity following a personal upheaval.
- The album features 12 tracks and was written as a travelogue through a fictional hotel, highlighting Keery's journey of self-discovery.
- Keery expressed that the songwriting process was personal, stating, 'It really is basically just what's going on in my life,' reflecting on love and connection.
- The Crux is seen as a step in Keery's evolution as an artist, showcasing a polished sound and deeper lyrical content compared to his previous work.
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Joe Keery unpacks his 'cathartic' new Djo album: 'If you're just watering it down, what's the point?'
"Maybe the thing that you don't think you should say is the exact thing that you should," says the "Stranger Things" star-turned-musician.Neil Krug Joe Keery (a.k.a. Djo)Joe Keery is figuring it out. For the better half of the past decade, the 32-year-old Newburyport, Mass., native has been most closely associated with his role as the world's best babysitter, Steve Harrington, on Netflix's Stranger Things, a character who works at Family Video b…
Djo Is Anything but Basic on ‘The Crux’
If you look closely at the cover of the third album singer-songwriter-actor Joe Keery has released as Djo, you can see him hanging out a window, his back turned to a busy, sunny street scene in which no one seems aware of his precarious situation. The self-obscuring image can pretty easily be read as a statement of his desire to be recognized for his music, rather than the fame he’s attained starring on hit shows like Stranger Things and Fargo. …
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