Joy Crookes stelt single Anyone Buy Me voor

'Anyone But Me' is de krachtige nieuwe single van UK artieste Joy Crookes. Het is haar eerste release sinds haar naam begin dit jaar op verschillende 'one's to watch'-lijstjes stond, waaronder de prestigieuze BRITS Rising Star Award shortlist, de BBC Sound Poll, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, MTV Push, NME, etc. Over het nummer zegt ze het volgende:

“I’ve suffered from mental health issues since I was young. Where I grew up, this wasn’t a topic you would bring up when your mum was fixing you a plate of dal or when your mates were showing you how to flirt with boys and girls, so when I had my first episode of depression I didn’t really know where to turn to. It’s taken me a long time, and I am still learning how to completely articulate what goes on in my mind. Being able to have these important conversations with my friends and then my family has been challenging and I guess that’s why I always turned to music. Music has a way to soften the blow with topicslike mental health -it can make situations that seem completely out of reach, tangible -especially when you feel like you’re living with another version of yourself. Learning to be more open, I had a conversation with my best friend who pointed out thatwhen we are dealing with depression and anxiety -we almost become tired of constantly being with ourselves -you want to be with anyone BUT yourself. This is the position I took when I wrote ‘Anyone But Me’. The lyrics speak for themselves. I hope we canall continue breaking down boundaries that stretch between generations and cultures and continue this conversation about how we really feel.”