

Inspired largely by her own British-Irish-Bangladeshi heritage, Crookes lyrically explores themes of young adulthood, heartbreak, and identity. There are also a number of piano ballads on the album.
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Composition and lyrics ĭescribed by Clash as "orchestral soul-jazz", Skin is primarily a modern soul record with elements of R&B, jazz, pop, neo-soul and trip-hop, and is characterized by its orchestral string arrangements. "Trouble" was released as the fourth single on 13 October 2021, two days before the release of the album.

Its accompanying music video was released in early October 2021. "When You Were Mine" was released later that month as the third single and reached number one on the UK Asian Top 40. In August 2021, Crookes announced the release of Skin, and released its title track alongside a music video as the second single. The track debuted atop the UK Asian Music Top 40 chart, while the music video was nominated for Best Pop Video - UK, Best Wardrobe Styling in a Video and Best Hair & Makeup in a Video at the 2021 UK Music Video Awards. In June 2021, Crookes released the single "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" and its accompanying music video. In September of that year, she gained moderate mainstream attention with the release of her cover version of The Wannadies' 1994 single " You & Me Song", which was featured in an O2 TV advertisement, consequently entering both the UK Singles Downloads and the UK Singles Sales charts. At the 2020 Brit Awards, Joy Crookes was nominated for the Rising Star Award, which predicts the biggest upcoming British musicians.
