The spoken bit at the beginning is me saying goodbye to my grandma on the 19th floor of her building in London. This is what I do every time I say goodbye to her, and she always gives me that beautiful ‘Okay, I love you’. The strings were recorded in Abbey Road in Studio Two, which is The Beatles’ room and is also where Massive Attack recorded ‘Unfinished Sympathy’. And the song is about how far my family’s come to give me the life that I have. It’s a song about belonging – but it touches on so many subjects. It’s a comment on immigrants, it’s a comment on gentrification, and it’s a… read more
The spoken bit at the beginning is me saying goodbye to my grandma on the 19th floor of her building in London. This is what I do every time I say go… read more
The spoken bit at the beginning is me saying goodbye to my grandma on the 19th floor of her building in London. This is what I do every time I say goodbye to her, and she always gives me… 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