John is joined by Djo and producer Adam Thein to discuss how they wrote and recorded the album ‘The Crux’.Djo, aka Joe Keery, is an American musician and actor. His music career began back in 2014 as a guitarist and drummer in the Chicago psych-rock/garage band ‘Post Animal’. He left to launch a solo career as Djo, balancing music with a starring role in the Netflix global hit ‘Stranger Things’. His first album as Djo, ‘Twenty Twenty’, was released in 2019 and praised by critics for its blend of psychedelic rock and power pop influences. His second album ‘Decide’, followed in 2022. The single ‘End of Beginning’ from the album was a viral hit and was nominated for Brit and Billboard awards. ‘The Crux’, arrived in April this year to further critical acclaim, once again working with producer Adam TheinIn this episode, the pair discuss Joe’s collaborative approach to creating and what Adam sees as Joe’s particular gift for knowing what feedback to take on board and what to discard. Joe talks about the long process of making ‘The Crux’, juggling writing and recording with a demanding acting career, and how space and time actually aided his creative process. Tracks discussed: Delete Ya, Charlie’s Garden, EggTAPE ITThanks to our friends at Tape It for supporting the podcast.Visit tape.it/tapenotes or use the promo code TAPENOTES in the app to get 20% off.Recorded at Platoon Tileyard StudiosMUSIVERSALSkip the waitlist and get your discount HERELISTEN to ‘The Crux’ here AWAL RecordingsLINKS TO EVERYTHING TAPE NOTES  linktr.ee/tapenotes Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel CollectiveGEAR MENTIONSSoundtoys EchoboySoundtoys MicroshiftSoundtoys Little AlterboySoundtoys Devil LocBrainworx True Peak LimiterUniversal Audio Vox AC-30Lexicon 224Arturia East PianoSequential Prophet 6EMU Planet PhattRCA R44Brigade ChorusE-BowRoland Alpha JunoFender P-BassMellotronUTA-D UnFairchild PluginWurlitzerFarfisa SynthARP Pro DGX SynthDigitech Talker VocoderGuild Starfire BassGibson J45Magniton AmpBoss CE-1Fender StratocasterNeve DeskAvid ProToolsAbleton LiveOUR GEARhttps://linktr.ee/tapenotes_ourgearHELP SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you'd like to help support the show you can join us on Patreon, where among many things you can access full length videos of most new episodes, ad-free episodes and detailed gear list breakdowns.KEEP UP TO DATEFor behind the scenes photos and the latest updates, make sure to follow us on: Instagram: @tapenotes Facebook: @tapenotespodcast  YouTube: Tape Notes PodcastDiscord: Tape NotesPatreon: Tape NotesTo let us know the artists you’d like to hear, Tweet us, slide into our DMs, send us an email or even a letter. We’d love to hear! Visit our website to join our mailing list: www.tapenotes.co.uk