DJO RELEASES THE CRUX DELUXE
A SURPRISE 12-TRACK COMPANION ALBUM TO THE CRUX OUT NOW
HEAR NEW SONG ‘MR. MOUNTEBANK‘
Djo | Photo credit: Piers Greenan
Praise for Djo and The Crux
“it’s packed full of off-kilter lyrics and squiggly synth lines that burrow into your brain.” – BBC Culture
“totally endearing and totally earned.” – Billboard UK [live from Glastonbury]
“An accomplished album that lets its emotions shine through”
– Clash ★ ★ ★ ★
“An ambitious, joyous, heartfelt collection.” – DIY ★ ★ ★ ★ ½
“The Crux embraces unpredictability, offering an eclectic, textured venture through Djo’s ever-expanding sonic universe.” – Dork ★ ★ ★ ★
“Catchy and melodic, with echoes of The Beatles and west coast psychedelia” – The Financial Times ★ ★ ★ ★
“an album full of expert, pastiche-swerving callbacks to artists of decades gone by” – The Guardian Saturday Magazine
“with The Crux, Djo is proving himself as a multi-faceted artist”
– Line of Best Fit ★ ★ ★ ★
“There was obvious skill and love for their craft here.”
– London Standard [live from The Forum, London] ★ ★ ★ ★
“ELO-ish introspection (Lonesome Is A State Of Mind) gives way to new wave (Link; Back On You), and some toothsome McCartney confections (Charlie’s Garden; Golden Line)” – MOJO
“a delight to watch.” – NME [live from Glastonbury]
“Joe Keery clearly has great taste and can turn a clever phrase” – NPR
“bona fide phenomenal” – Paste Magazine
“Rather impressive and thoroughly entertaining” – Record Collector
“Complex and interesting” – Rolling Stone UK
“Joe Keery comes close to achieving the unthinkable – delivering the modern equivalent of Rubber Soul.” – Daily Star ★★★★★
“Keery’s vocals sound especially great on this intimate, breezy ballad…he’s leaning into a more timeless sound” – Stereogum
“Mixing Beatlesy melodies with gentle and airy songs, there are elements of West Coast psychedlia on tracks like Potion, while the punchy Link has an indie anthem feel.” – The Sun
“Slackerish guitar-based styles recalling Brendan Benson and Conor Oberst.” – Uncut
“it shows a sturdy knowledge of Nineties US indie on Lonesome Is a State of Mind, classic pop songwriting on Golden Line and the Wings-like Charlie’s Garden, and Joe Jackson new wave on Back on You.” – The Times
Djo – the musical project of actor / producer / songwriter Joe Keery – released his wildly beloved third record The Crux earlier this year. The album release found Djo surpassing 2.7 billion streams across his catalogue, earning his first #1 at Alt Radio in the US with ‘Basic Being Basic,’ going platinum in the UK on his viral hit ‘End of Beginning,’ landing on the BBC Radio 1 playlist with ‘Delete Ya’, making his Glastonbury and Coachella debuts, selling out a massive international tour, going back to Chicago with a 75,000-person crowd at Lollapalooza, earning wide-spread critical acclaim, such as The Crux named to Best Of 2025 lists from Rolling Stone, Spin and Entertainment Weekly, and more.
Djo has been dropping singles at random throughout the week – ‘Carry The Name’ on Monday, ‘It’s Over’ on Tuesday and ‘Awake’ on Wednesday – today he returns with an entire surprise album. Out today is The Crux Deluxe, an expansive, 12-track companion album to The Crux, written, recorded and produced by Keery and his collaborator Adam Thein. Mirroring the same length as The Crux, this deluxe record is full of songs that were written at the same time as The Crux album sessions, earmarked for this follow up release, but completed this summer. The result is a masterful continuation of The Crux, picking up where the sonics and themes of the songs on The Crux left off.
What begins on The Crux as a meditation on the dissolution of a relationship winds its way back to self-resilience. Keery frames The Crux concept through its art – a collaboration with Neil Krug and Jake Hirshland – as a hotel where all of its guests are transient, and at a spiritual or emotional crossroads. Now, it is nighttime at The Crux Hotel, reflected as an inverse from the original album, as Djo prepares to embark on a new day.
The Crux and The Crux Deluxe out now on AWAL – fans can purchase now at djomusic.com.
Hear The Crux Deluxe in full HERE and share the visualiser for focus track ‘Mr. Mountebank’ below.
The Another Bite Tour kicks off later this month, with festival performances at Austin City Limits, All Things Go NYC & DC, and more. All headline dates are almost completely sold out, with support from his bandmates in Post Animal. Get remaining tickets HERE before they’re gone. Djo has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket from U.S. tour dates goes to Ally Coalition. Learn more at www.plus1.org.
Joe Keery stars in the upcoming final season of Stranger Things, Netflix’s breakout original series. The season premieres on November 26th.
Djo – Tour poster artwork |
Tour Dates
September 24 – Gordon Field House – Rochester, NY
September 26 – All Things Go – Forest Hills, NY
September 27 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT ** SOLD OUT **
September 28 – All Things Go – Washington, DC
September 30 – Asheville Yards Amphitheater – Asheville, NC ** SOLD OUT **
October 1 – Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA ** SOLD OUT **
October 2 – The Pinnacle – Nashville, TN ** SOLD OUT **
October 4 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
October 5 – Lawn at White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX **LOW TICKET WARNING**
October 7 – Grinders KC – Kansas City, MO ** SOLD OUT **
October 9 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX ** SOLD OUT **
October 10 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX ** SOLD OUT **
October 11 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX
October 13 – The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK ** SOLD OUT **
October 15 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ ** SOLD OUT **
October 17 – Channel 24 – Sacramento, CA ** SOLD OUT **
October 18 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA
October 20 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA ** SOLD OUT **
October 21 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA **LOW TICKET WARNING**
2026
March 13-15, 2026 – Lollapalooza Argentina – Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 13-15 – Lollapalooza Chile – Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region
March 20-22 – Lollapalooza Brasil – São Paulo, SP
March 20-22 – Festival Estereo Picnic – Bogotá, Colombia
Djo – The Crux Deluxe album artwork
Djo – The Crux Deluxe album tracklisting
1. T. Rex Is Loud
2. Love Can’t Break The Spell
3. Mr. Mountebank
4. Carry The Name
5. It’s Over
6. Purgatory Silverstar
7. Who You Are
8. Grime Of The World
9. Try Me
10. They Don’t Know What’s Right
11. Thich Nhat Hanh
12. Awake
More on Djo, The Crux, and The Crux Deluxe
The Crux and The Crux Deluxe were co-produced by Keery and his long-time collaborator Adam Thein. They’re both 12-track albums of impeccable craftsmanship. Unlike Keery’s previous albums – bedroom recordings centred around synths – The Crux and The Crux Deluxe spotlight lush guitars and instrumentation reminiscent of late 60’s and 70’s pop. They’re albums full of loss and yearning, but also full of wit and gratitude. The songs were 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 albums he settled into the legendary Electric Lady Studios in his adopted home of New York City. The Crux and The Crux Deluxe not only showcase 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).
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