Musical crossroads
AMERICAN actor and musician Djo, aka Joe Keery, is set to drop his third studio album The Crux tomorrow.
The synth-pop creation dives into themes of community, collaboration and character, with the concept being a hotel that houses guests who are at crossroads in their lives.
The project is expected to be a follow-up to Joe's previous release Decide (2022), which earned breakthrough success last year when the song End of Beginning became the sixth most streamed track of 2024 on Spotify, after it became viral on TikTok.
'I didn't plan for that to happen, you know? The fact that people really connect with the song is amazing. Then, to be able to sing it as a massive group is beyond my wildest dreams,' Joe said in an interview.
The artist is best known for playing Steve Harrington in the Netflix series Stranger Things.
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