BRIT Award nominated singer/songwriter Joy Crookes releases her highly anticipated debut album, Skin. The 13 track body of work includes previously releases singles, “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,” “When You Were Mine,” “Skin,” and the newest, “Trouble.” Get it HERE via Epic Records/Insanity.
With Crookes credited as an executive producer on the album, alongside the formidable Blue May (Blood Orange), Skin is a hugely personal, game-changing body of work from one of the UK’s boldest and brightest young talents. A collection of songs built and honed throughout her adolescence and into her early twenties, and finished last year within the most turbulent of circumstances, Skin touches on topics such as mental health, relationships, and politics all with grace and sensitivity. Crookes has created a truly special body of work that is both perfectly of the moment, and entirely timeless. Skin’s album artwork is shot by Carlota Guerrero, who has previously worked with Arca, Chloe x Halle, and Solange for all of her imagery for A Seat At The Table.
Already, the album has garnered Crookes a massive amount of acclaim worldwide. British Vogue has dubbed her, “undoubtedly one of the most exciting artists to emerge in the music scene this year,” while The Guardian has praised her “effortlessly nuanced and individual melodic sensibility.” I-D has praised her music as “powerful” while Complex has noted her “soul-stirring vocals,” and Billboard has similarly highlighted her “unfaltering vocal performance.” The New York Times in a recent profile may have summed up Skin best: “Crookes offers listeners a nuanced and candid exploration of her multiracial identity. At a time when many conversations about race in the arts and calls for change have only recently begun, Crookes’ commitment to vulnerability in her storytelling has helped her connect with a growing—and loyal—fan base.”
Up next, Joy Crookes will tour the UK later this year in celebration of the new album; the run kicks off in November in Brighton and extends into next year when she will take the tour to Europe. Full list of dates below.
UK Dates
11/6/21 Brighton, England Concorde 2 SOLD OUT
11/7/21 Bristol, England The Trinity Centre SOLD OUT
11/8/21 London, England O2 Forum Kentish Town SOLD OUT
11/9/21 London, England O2 Forum Kentish Town SOLD OUT
11/11/21 Dublin, Republic of Ireland The Academy SOLD OUT
11/15/21 Glasgow, Scotland St Luke’s SOLD OUT
11/17/21 Leeds, England Leeds University Stylus
11/18/21 Birmingham, England The O2 Institute
European Dates
2/10/22 Paris, France La Gaîté Lyrique SOLD OUT
2/11/22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg SOLD OUT
2/12/22 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique SOLD OUT
2/14/22 Cologne, Germany Gebaude 9
2/15/22 Munich, Germany Strom
2/17/22 Berlin, Germany Heimathafen Neukoelln
2/18/22 Hamburg, Germany The Stage Club
2/20/22 Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset
2/21/22 Helsinki, Finland Tavastia Club
2/22/22 Oslo, Norway Parkteatret
2/23/22 Stockholm, Sweden Nalen Klubb
2/25/22 Warsaw, Poland Hybrydy
2/26/22 Zurich, Switzerland Exil Club
