Stranger Things' Joe Keery reveals why he ditched disguise for new Djo album

Djo Previews Album ‘The Crux’ With New Single, ‘Potion’

Joe Keery described the Djo single 'Potion,' featured on his new album 'The Crux,' as feeling like 'your favorite pair of blue jeans.'

Stranger Things' Joe Keery reveals why he ditched disguise for new Djo album

Stranger Things star and singer Joe Kerry has opened up about ditching his ‘alter ego’ while performing on stage. While he is known to most as the loveable Steve Harrington in the Netflix series, the actor quietly launched a music career during his downtime. In his half-disguise, Keery rebranded himself as ‘Djo’ (pronounced the same as ‘Joe’) and took to the stage at Lollapalooza in the US in sunglasses and a shoulder-length, chopped orange wig.…

Djo on stripping everything back for third album ‘The Crux’: “I'm not trying to live in the past”

On a recent trip to Australia, Joe Keery made a decision. After performing at a festival under his musical moniker Djo – the side-project-turned-co-main-gig alongside his acting career – he took a few days off with his friends for a bit of R&R. “My friend Ted, any moment there was something beautiful, he would say, ‘Must appreciate’. So we’d be looking at a beautiful view, and be like, ‘Wow, must appreciate.’” READ MORE: Perfume Genius: “You ca…