Joy Crookes has new single “Perfect Crime”, the track is off the artist’s forthcoming album Juniper, due out, September 26th ahead of a full UK & EU headline tour. Co-produced by Joy alongside Harvey Grant, “Perfect Crime” sees Joy self-actualise her own power through the metaphor of a Western movie as she explains: “Perfect Crime is written about that scary bit of time just before you go back into the dating world and you need to just bite the bullet and dive into something. It’s kind of like my version of a mantra or doing positive affirmations in the mirror…this song is basically me giving myself a pep talk.”

Written with a stripped-back approach and produced by long-time collaborators including Blue May (Kano, Jorja Smith), Tev’n (Stormzy) and Harvey Grant (Arlo Parks), Juniper features standout guest appearances from Vince Staples on the incendiary ‘Pass The Salt’ and Kano on the bittersweet confessional ‘Mathematics’. Crookes describes the record as “more nuanced” than Skin: “With Juniper, every situation is visceral and I’m very much in it. It’s me in the centre of it all.” The title itself nods to resilience (an evergreen that thrives in harsh conditions) and the album dives deep into themes of body politics, mental health, queer love, anxiety, industry hypocrisy and the ecstasy (and terror) of falling in love.

On “Paris”, the album’s closing track, Joy reflects on a formative queer relationship: “Something I feared so much finally, actually felt like love.” It’s a sentiment echoed across Juniper, a record that captures the beauty and brutality of emotional openness.

Juniper arrives after a period of personal upheaval for Crookes, including a mental health crisis that shadowed the album’s creation. “I was in the trenches,” she says. “But the studio became my solace. What you hear is live and direct from that time.” Despite the darkness, Juniper radiates warmth, levity, and life, powered by Crookes’ ever-restless creativity and artistic excellence.

Crookes will head out to all major cities including Dublin, Manchester, Bristol and London where she’ll play the much coveted O2 Academy Brixton for the first time.

Jay Crookes
Juniper
Tracklist

1. Brave
2. Pass the Salt feat. Vince Staples
3. Carmen
4. Perfect Crime
5. Mathematics feat. Kano
6. House With A Pool
7. I Know You’d Kill
8. First Last Dance
9. Mother
10. Somebody To You
11. Forever
12. Paris

Jay Crookes 2025 Tour Dates:

Monday, November 03, 2025, Dublin, Ireland, Olympia
Monday, November 10, 2025, Glasgow, UK, O2 Academy
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Leeds, UK, O2 Academy
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Manchester, UK, Academy
Friday, November 14, 2025, Birmingham, UK, O2 Academy
Saturday, November 15, 2025, Bournemouth, UK, O2 Academy
Sunday, November 16, 2025, Bristol, UK, O2 Academy
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, London, UK, O2 Academy Brixton *SOLD OUT*
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, London, UK, O2 Academy Brixton
Monday, November 24, 2025, Brussels, Belgium, Ancienne Belgique
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg
Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Melkweg
Friday, November 28, 2025, Hamburg, Germany, Docks
Saturday, November 29, 2025, Cologne, Germany, Live Music Hall
Monday, December 01, 2025, Zurich, Switzerland, X-tra
Tuesday, December 02, 2025, Paris, France, Salle Pleyel
Thursday, December 04, 2025, Berlin, Germany, Tempodrom
Sunday, December 07, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vega Main Hall
Monday, December 08, 2025, Stockholm, Sweden, Cirkus
Tuesday, December 09, 2025, Oslo, Norway, Rockefeller

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