2022-11-04
Smithereens
Joji
By Maeve C.
“Glimpse of Us” was released in June 2022, months before Smithereens, and it opens the album. Joji announced the record that August alongside “Yukon (Interlude)”, which he wrote and produced with Isaac Sleator, with a video directed by BRTHR.
The follow-up to Nectar runs to nine tracks and about 24 minutes, closing with “1am Freestyle”. “Die for You” went out as a single on release day, and the producer credits stretch from Connor McDonough to Justin Parker and Whethan. The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (℗ 2022 88rising Records LLC) lists release date 4 November 2022.Contemporary report (26 Aug 2022): “Scheduled to drop on November 4 via 88rising”; follow-up to Nectar; “Yukon (Interlude)” written and produced with Isaac Sleator, video by BRTHR.
Independent: released 4 November 2022 (88rising, Warner); singles “Glimpse of Us” (10 June 2022), “Yukon (Interlude)”, “Die for You” (4 November 2022); producers; nine tracks, about 24 minutes; Billboard 200 No. 5.
Catalogue master identifies the album; not used as date proof.