Juniper (Joy Crookes album)

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Released19 September 2025 (2025-09-19)
Genre
Length41:17
Label
Juniper
Studio album by
Joy Crookes
Released19 September 2025 (2025-09-19)
Genre
Length41:17
Label
Producer
  • Chrome Sparks
  • Joy Crookes
  • Harvey Grant
  • Blue May
Joy Crookes chronology
Skin
(2021)		 Juniper
(2025)
Singles from Juniper
  1. "Pass the Salt"
    Released: 10 January 2025
  2. "Mathematic"
    Released: 5 February 2025
  3. "I Know You'd Kill"
    Released: 20 March 2025
  4. "Carmen"
    Released: 16 May 2025
  5. "Perfect Crime"
    Released: 18 June 2025
  6. "Somebody To You"
    Released: 13 August 2025

Juniper is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Joy Crookes, released through Insanity Records on 19 September 2025, and follows her 2021 critically acclaimed debut Skin.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DIYStarStarStarStar[2]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[3]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[4]
Clash Music8/10[5]

The album received widespread acclaim on its release. DIY Magazine hailed Juniper as "a testament to Joy's inner strength," blending R&B, soul, and jazz to explore love, mental health, and identity. Alexis Petridis of Guardian praised the album as "a masterclass in storytelling" with "lush, cinematic arrangements" that elevate her soulful voice. He called it "an ambitious, emotionally rich record" that confirms Crookes as "one of the UK's most compelling artists."

Clash praised Juniper as "a bold, beautiful, and deeply personal record," showcasing Joy Crookes' "unflinching honesty" and "vocal prowess." The review highlighted her ability to "balance vulnerability with strength," making the album "a triumph of self-expression."The Line of Best Fit called Juniper "a soul-baring triumph," where Joy Crookes "lays herself bare with poetic precision." Her voice is described as "rich and resonant," anchoring an album that's "as vulnerable as it is defiant."

Track listing

Juniper track listing[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Brave"
  • Joy Crookes
  • Nathan Allen
  • Sam Beste
  • Alex Bonfanti
  • Graham Godfrey
  • Blue May
  • Steve Pringle
  • Junior Williams
May3:54
2."Pass the Salt" (featuring Vince Staples)
  • May
  • Harvey Grant[a]
2:47
3."Carmen"
  • May
  • Crookes
3:02
4."Perfect Crime"
  • Crookes
  • Lattimer
  • Ntuthuko Nhlumayo
2:32
5."Mathematics" (featuring Kano)
May3:18
6."House with a Pool"
  • Crookes
  • Beste
  • Lattimer
  • Lister
3:29
7."I Know You'd Kill"
  • May
  • Crookes
2:54
8."First Last Dance"
  • Crookes
  • Lattimer
  • Nhlumayo
  • May
  • Crookes
  • Chrome Sparks
  • Tev'n[a]
3:20
9."Mother"
  • Crookes
  • Beste
  • Lister
  • Pott
May3:29
10."Somebody to You"
  • Crookes
  • Lattimer
  • Lister
  • May
  • Crookes
  • Grant[a]
  • Chrome Sparks[a]
2:57
11."Forever"
  • Crookes
  • Nathaniel Ledwidge
  • May
  • Crookes
  • Grant
  • Tev'n[a]
3:17
12."Paris"
  • Crookes
  • Beste
  • Lister
  • Pott
6:18
Total length:41:17

Notes

  • ^[a] indicates an additional producer
  • ^[m] indicates a miscellaneous producer
  • "Carmen" credits Elton John and Bernie Taupin as writers due to the song "unintentionally channelling 'Bennie and the Jets'".[7]

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