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.
According To Crookes Via Genius.Com "‘Wild Jasmine’ Is Inspired By Tony Allen. There’s Kind Of Something South Asian About The Way The Guitar Moves In That Song. It’s About Me Telling My Mom Not To Trust A Man Or Love Him. Her Name Is Jasmine And She Is Just Like The Plant—the Plant Naturally Has To Grow Wild And It Grows However It Wants To. It Felt Like This Man Was Not Letting Her Do That. Are You Going To Accept Whole Fully Or Wholesomely Who That Person Is? And It Felt Like He Wasn’t."
Skin Is The Debut Album From British R&B Singer-Songwriter Joy Crookes. It Was Released On October 15th 2021 By Sony Music. It Features Singles "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" And "Skin". Joy Announced The Album On August 5th At A Pop-Up Performance Outside Of The Tate Modern Museum In London Where She Performed "Skin" For The First Time. The Album Artwork Was Shot By Spanish Photographer Carlota Guerrero.