Joy Crookes Posts New Single Mathematics Featuring Kano
Friday, 07 February 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Joy Crookes has teamed up with Kano for a new single, Mathematics.
Offering her signature introspection, with themes of human connection and relationships, the soulful R&B track marks the latest offering from a new era for the South London artist, following January's single Pass The Salt featuring Vince Staples. She said:
"Mathematics was written when I was dating a French man who couldn’t understand what was going on between us wasn’t hieroglyphics, we were just falling in love and then he tried to friend zone. As I get to know this song better and sing it more, I’ve realised this song is somewhat an angry song about how easy I find it to love and the frustration that it can’t be reciprocated. It’s nice when a song becomes a medicine for lots of different fuckeries that life hands us.
"Kano came to hear the record with Blue May and I and then secretly recorded his verse to Mathematics when I’d initially asked him to record on another song. He was drawn to Mathematics and popped into the studio without us and literally just sent over a verse. It was so moving to see how he’d been moved enough to do this, almost like a little gift to this record. Cheers Kane, it’s really special to hear you write about love."
Crookes will perform an intimate show at London's Islington Assembly Hall on February 18 as part of BRITs Week for War Child. Head here for more details.
She released her debut album, 'Skin', in 2021.
Joy Crookes Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue February 18 2025 - LONDON Islington Assembly Hall
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