DECIDE

That much of Decide is filled with the same literate and wry humor, not to mention memorable pop hooks, speaks to just how creatively inspired Keery is as Djo.

DECIDE is a record about cycles and breaking them, about regrets and new beginnings, and finding the beauty in change. It doesn’t suggest decisiveness; it commands it.

It’s long been clear that the artist has the musical chops to match his acting prowess and here it’s no different.

Djo yet again proves an adaptable vehicle for such madcap energy and chameleonic shifts in style, an earnest and well-finished delve into another sphere of Keery’s artistic voice.

Welcome to the world of Djo. Prepare yourselves for a blast of sonic light in all its glory.

Everyone, for good and bad reasons, loves a vanity project but with DJO, Joe Keery actually gives you something inspired to truly love.

Put simply, DECIDE is the mark of a multi-talented musician who’s really found his feet, and it’s possibly Keery’s most robust and consistent body of work yet.

Keery could have gone back to the alt-rock psychedelia that already earned him plaudits; instead, he took a risk and made DECIDE — a funky, sometimes goofy sci-fi odyssey with tons of twists both sonic and emotional.

Demonstrating both playfully self-aware lyricism along with a willingness to tinker with genre from 8-bit sounds, throwback synths, and other retro elements, the sophomore album is a clear declaration of an artist’s intent. And it’s pretty good too.

On his second solo album, Stranger Things actor Joe Keery fights his way through the simulation with winking, off-kilter synth-pop.