“When You Were Mine” is the third single off of Joy Crookes' debut album, Skin. According to an Instagram post made by Joy, "When You Were Mine" is about "an ex-partner that ended up being with a man after we broke up. It’s a song about accepting their love, but wishing the same for myself. I wrote it with the backdrop of Brixton because that is where their love unfolded and where I spent a lot of my childhood." We recorded a brass section (it was my first time recording brass and excited was an understatement); we wanted it to sound messy so Japanese whisk… read more
“When You Were Mine” is the third single off of Joy Crookes' debut album, Skin. According to an Instagram post made by Joy, "When You Were … read more
“When You Were Mine” is the third single off of Joy Crookes' debut album, Skin. According to an Instagram post made by Joy, "When You Were Mine" is about "an ex-partn… read more
Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The Pogues, Sinead O'Connor, Kendrick Lamar, Gregory Isaacs and Kate Nash as her influences.
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Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. C… read more
Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The… read more