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.
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Critical reception
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Juniper received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. Ife Lawrence of DIY hailed Juniper as "a testament to Joy's inner strength," blending R&B, soul, and jazz to explore topics including queer love and mental health. Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised the album as "an impressively fresh and individual take on the familiar" with songs that have "have big choruses and strong melodies".
Writing for Clash, Rachel Min Leong praised Juniper as "playful, exploratory and incredibly clever record." Lana Williams of The Line of Best Fit wrote that Crookes "laying her soul bare."
Track listing
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'".
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Technical
Blue May – mixing (all tracks), engineering (1–3, 6–12)
Matt Colton – mastering
Ricky Damian – engineering (4)
Scott Knapper – engineering (7)
George Chung – engineering assistance (1–3, 6, 8, 10–12)
Ishaan Nimkar – engineering assistance (3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
Chris Bolster – engineering assistance (3)
Giancomo Vianello – engineering assistance (8)