Djo

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• A review of The Crux: Djo turns music into a profession | Cherwell | April 16, 2025, 10:08 a.m.
In his new album, The Crux, Djo, aka Joe Keery, perfectly inhabits and evokes peak 70s McCartney. At the same time, he seamlessly drifts between the sonics of ELO and Harry Nilsson. There’s even a hint of The Beach Boys wrapped in there too for good measure.

• Djo’s ‘The Crux’ Tries Not to Be Basic | thehoya.com
“I think you’re scared of being basic,” Joe Keery says on the lead single “Basic Being Basic” from “The Crux,” the latest album from Keery’s musical project Djo. In a highly anticipated release and perhaps his first foray into mainstream territory, the artist attempts to establish a larger than life footing. Co-produced with Adam Thein...

• Post Animal reunite with Joe Keery on new album IRON | Northern Transmissions | April 21, 2025, 11:43 p.m.
Post Animal and Joe Keery (Djo) reunite on new album. The band's forthcoming album IRON will drop on 7/25 listen to new single "Last Goodbye"

• Must-listen: Joe Keery's new Djo album 'The Crux'. | Coup De Main Magazine | April 4, 2025, 3:39 a.m.
Joe Keery has today released his third Djo album, 'The Crux' - featuring 'Basic Being Basic', 'Delete Ya', and 'Potion'. Stream the album below: + keep an eye out for something special soon...

• Djo “The Crux” Album Review | Dakota Student
On Apr. 4, Djo released his third studio album “The Crux.” Djo is the stage name for actor and musician, Joe Keery. He created this name as a way to separate his musical career from his career in acting and has been releasing music since 2019. Over the past few years, his single “End of...

• A more ‘optimistic view’: ‘The Crux’ album review - The Good 5¢ Cigar | The Good 5 Cent Cigar - The University of Rhode Island student newspaper since 1971 | April 17, 2025, 12:18 p.m.
Joe Keery, under his stage name, DJO, released his third studio album titled “The Crux” on April 4. The album, which has 12 tracks, takes on a more lighthearted tone than his previous albums.Unlike DJO’s previous album, “Decide” – which the artist used to grapple with the many downsides to fame, such as being constantly

• Album Review: Djo – The Crux | ACRN.com | April 16, 2025, 9:31 p.m.
By Kourtney Gierke, Staff Writer [AWAL; 2025] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “Potion,” “The Crux,” “Egg” Built on chaotic imagery and an upbeat indie sound, Djo’s third album The Crux screams eccentric a…

• A review of The Crux: Djo turns music into a profession | Cherwell | April 16, 2025, 10:08 a.m.
In his new album, The Crux, Djo, aka Joe Keery, perfectly inhabits and evokes peak 70s McCartney. At the same time, he seamlessly drifts between the sonics of ELO and Harry Nilsson. There’s even a hint of The Beach Boys wrapped in there too for good measure.

• Djo's 'The Crux' Review: Aptly Named Album is the Crux of Modern Music | Trill Mag | April 11, 2025, 2:58 a.m.
As the third album, The Crux maintains the essence of what is associated as Djo’s signature style of sound.

• Footnotes: An Album Review of “The Crux” by Djo | The Trumpet
WEST LIBERTY, WV - Hi, my name is Matty Lamp, and welcome to Footnotes, my series of album reviews posted exclusively on The Trumpet! Every month, I will pic

• Review of The Crux by ghostwriter27 - Musicboard | musicboard.app
Review of The Crux by Djo. Manuel rated the album 2.5 / 5 stars. 'The Crux' is painfully mediocre with no elements that really make it stand out. It's not offensive, but it lacks the Daft Punk influence that brought me to his music in the first place. Instead, you get some bland poprock tunes with some of the most uninteresting songwriting I have stumbled upon in...

• Djo embraces the quirk on 'The Crux' | Off the Record Press
Djo packages sunny guitars and sonics that are both spacious yet jam-packed into a 12-track cacophonous symphony of quirk and charm.

• ‘The Crux’: Djo speaks from the heart   | The Daily Campus | April 9, 2025, 10 a.m.
Djo is the singer, songwriter and guitarist alias of famous actor Joe Keery.

• Djo Debuts "The Crux" During 3 Night Sold Out Stand in Portland | We Write About Music
With chairs lining the sidewalks of Martha’s Cafe outside Revolution Hall, fans eagerly waited all day for the opening night of  DJO’s Back On You tour. DJO, the solo project of actor and musician Joe Keery, most famously known for his role in Stranger Things, sold out all 3 nights here in Portland,

• Djo Returns With New Album The Crux After Two Years | The Pinnacle Gazette
Joe Keery, widely recognized for his role as Steve Harrington on Stranger Things, has once again stepped into the spotlight, but this time as his musical alter…

• Review | ‘The Crux’ marks a decisive moment for Djo | The Daily Illini | April 8, 2025, noon
Indie-pop artist Djo released his third studio album, “The Crux,” on Friday, consisting of 12 songs and 45 minutes in length.

• ALBUM REVIEW: Djo - ‘The Crux’ | The Soundboard | April 7, 2025, 7:57 a.m.
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• Review: Djo ascends to the height of his career on ‘The Crux’ | The Berkeley Beacon | April 5, 2025, 2:36 a.m.
Joe Keery’s “Djo” delivers his third studio album “The Crux” while rising up to play Roadrunner on May 2.

• Djo Releases New Album 'The Crux' and Shares Laurel Canyon-Tinged Single ‘Potion’ | Blunt Magazine | April 4, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Joe Keery’s latest Djo album The Crux is out today, and if you've only been watching him swing a nail bat on Stranger Things, you’re missing the full picture.

• Djo Is Anything but Basic on 'The Crux' | Rolling Stone | April 4, 2025, 3:44 p.m.
Djo's 'The Crux' Review

• Djo – The Crux: A Musician Fully Confident In His Craft | therockrevival.co.uk | April 4, 2025, 2:29 p.m.
Joe Keery, best known as Steve Harrington from Stranger Things, further cements his place as a musician with The Crux, his third solo album under the moniker Djo, pronounced “Joe”. Following the su…

• Pushing Boundaries and Finding His Sound: Djo’s ‘The Crux’ is Anything But Basic | That Fangirl Life | April 6, 2025, 8:32 p.m.
The Crux, the third album from Stranger Things' Joe Keery, under his moniker Djo, is out and is a refreshing cinematic masterpiece.

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