Joji - Nectar [2LP]

12Tone

£25.25

GENRE: Hip Hop/Alternative
LABEL: 88RISING MUSIC/12TONE MUSIC
RELEASE DATE: 19th FEBRUARY 2021
FORMAT: 2LP, Vinyl Album (Nectar)
UPC: 0190296839092

TRACK LISTING
Disc 1 - Side A 1. Ew / 2. MODUS / 3. Tick Tock / 4. Daylight / 5. Upgrade
Disc 1 - Side B 1. Gimme Love / 2. Run / 3. Sanctuary / 4. High Hopes (feat. Omar Apollo)
Disc 2 - Side A 1. NITROUS / 2. Pretty Boy (feat. Lil Yachty) / 3. Normal People (feat. rei brown) / 4. Afterthought / 5. Mr. Hollywood
Disc 2 - Side B 1. 777 / 2. Reanimator (feat. Yves Tumor) / 3. Like You Do / 4. Your Man

- The Japan-born, Los Angeles based global superstar Joji returns with new album Nectar
- Album debuted at #6 OCC and is now coming to the UK on double vinyl LP
- Artist has delivered over 120k UK Album Equivalents in the past 3 years
- Ex-YouTuber with a colossal digital following of over 10M Fans
- BBC Radio 1 staple who played a legendary packed out headline slot at R1’s 2019 Reading & Leeds tent
- 2021 Nectar London launch date planned for 10K cap venue. 2019 London headline at Heaven sold out in five minutes

Japan-born singer and producer Joji is a multi-talented visionary, with a cult following from every corner of the inter- net. Joji is one of the most enthralling artists of the digital age. He has a total vision for his work, not just in the writ- ing and producing of his music, but artwork, videos, merch, and live performances as well. It’s a fully realized world that his fans can inhabit and explore—and see themselves in. “My music is not biographical,” he says, but even still, the deep, heavily shaded emotions in his songs are genuine and they speak to anyone who has ever felt stuck on the outside looking in, who knows what it means to not belong. In 2019, Joji sold-out his North America tour within minutes and performed at some of the most coveted festivals across the world, including Reading & Leeds in the UK and Lollapalooza. As Joji surpasses 3.7 billion global streams, 2020 promises to be his biggest year to date. Joji’s RIAA Gold-certified first full-length album BALLADS 1 was released in October of 2018 and has 2.2B+ streams to date. The album debuted #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart making him the first artist from Asia to do so. The album intimates a spectrum of conflicts and experiences in romantic relationships — from desire, unattainable love, torment, to self-loathing. BALLADS 1 also represents Joji’s evolution as an artist since the release of his debut EP In Tongues in November 2017. The album is mostly self-produced, with notable collaborations from producers Shlohmo, Clams Casino, Thundercat, RL Grime, Patrick Wimberly, and Jam City. Joji’s sophomore studio album, Nectar, has already garnered 488M+ streams across all singles –with “Sanctuary” earning RIAA Gold certification. Reacting to these singles, critics have already recognized Joji’s growth as an artist from BALLADS 1 to Nectar. Featuring production from Bekon & The Donuts (Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN., Rich Brian’s The Sailor), Justin Parker (Lana Del Rey’s “Born To Die”, Rihanna’s “Stay”), Kenny Beats (Ed Sheeran’s “Take Me Back To London” and DaBaby’s “Toes”), Justin Raisen (Yves Tumor’s Safe in the Hands of Love, Ariel Pink’s Pom Pom), and more, the album’s thematic and sonic diversity remains unified by Joji’s lyricism and tone.