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JOJI - SMITHEREENS
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Smithereens
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0093624864578
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Vinyl record
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Nu Soul / R&B LP Pressed On Clear Vinyl - Youtuber-cum-American Indie sensation Joji became a quick TikTok sensation back in 2018 with his career pivot into music. Bursting onto the charts with 'SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK' Joji has created a space of sad-boy indie pop that resonates with young people around the world. Don't mistake that as a declaration of immaturity; 'Smithereens', his fourth studio album opens up with the critically acclaimed ballad 'Glimpse of Us' that took social media by storm. 'Smithereens' is a gloomy, yet ethereal exploration of Lo-Fi hip-hop instrumentals with Joji's pining vocals - very much the male answer to Billie Eilish in the arena of understated pop. The album is understated, though has it's experimental side on the second half of the project with stuttered vocals on 'YUKON (INTERLUDE)' and a light trap instrumental on 'NIGHT RIDER'. Another minimalist vision of indie fused with hip-hop tropes that extends Joji's dominant influence on the music of today.
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Last FM Information on Joji
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George Miller, known by his stage name Joji, is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and former YouTube personality under his previous alias "Filthy Frank".
In 2013, on the DizastaMusic YouTube channel, Miller created the video "Do the Harlem Shake (Original)," which originated from a clip of the video "Filthy Compilation #6 – Smell My Fingers",the video has been viewed 60 million times (as of February 2019). The original clip led to the creation of the Harlem Shake meme, which was directly responsible for the debut of Baauer's "Harlem Shake" song atop the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to the DizastaMusic channel (inactive since 2015), he has operated two other channels: TooDamnFilthy (a secondary channel) and TVFilthyFrank (main channel).
His absurdist YouTube channel, now defunct, consisted of music, rants, ukulele performances, and a bizarre show, with all of the main characters played by Miller including the titular character of Filthy Frank. He also produced absurdist comedy music under the moniker Pink Guy, with his discography spanning two full-length albums and an EP. His second album, Pink Season, debuted at number 70 on Billboard 200.
In late 2017, Miller retired from the YouTube channel to focus on his music career under the name Joji, producing more nuanced and serious music, releasing the EP In Tongues, which peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200, and his debut studio album BALLADS 1, which reached number 1 on Billboard's top R&B and hip-hop chart in November 2018. With this, Miller became the first Asian artist to do so. Miller's music has been described as a mix between R&B and trip-hop. As of 2022, Joji has released two more studio albums: Nectar on September 25, 2020, and SMITHEREENS on November 4, 2022. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.