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Djo – Basic Being Basic (2025) | Track profile | Dork

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Basic Being Basic

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Basic Being Basic

Release date: 3rd April 2025

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"Basic Being Basic" is a track by Djo, released 3rd April 2025. The track is 2:38 long. Dork has published 17 articles about Djo.

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Djo

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Basic Being Basic

2:382025

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Djo has announced some new headline US dates around Tame Impala support slots

Pond are confirmed as support, with festival appearances also scheduled across Europe.

17 Mar 2026 • 4:10 pm

Pond return with new single 'Terrestrials' and confirm summer dates supporting Djo

Pond return with new single 'Terrestrials' and confirm summer dates supporting Djo

Their first new material since tenth album 'Stung!' arrives with a video.

17 Mar 2026 • 2:00 pm

DJO and more have joined Lorde's day of All Points East

DJO and more have joined Lorde's day of All Points East

East London’s All Points East festival has announced some new additions for Lorde's headliner on Saturday, 22nd August.

5 Feb 2026 • 1:23 pm

The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more

The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more

Plus Pulp! James Marriott! Louis Tomlinson! 5SOS! TOP! Loads more!

1 Dec 2025 • 4:50 pm

'The Crux Deluxe' is Joe Keery cleaning out his emotional sock drawer: messy, slightly unhinged and absolutely worth it

'The Crux Deluxe' is Joe Keery cleaning out his emotional sock drawer: messy, slightly unhinged and absolutely worth it

Joe Keery lets DJO run wild on 'The Crux Deluxe'. Playful and unguarded, it marks the close of one chapter and the start of another.

28 Nov 2025 • 1:14 pm

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Plus Joy Crookes! Jay Som! Zara Larsson! SG Lewis! Parcels! NewDad! Loads more!

19 Sept 2025 • 2:00 pm

Djo has dropped a surprise companion album for 'The Crux', 'The Crux Deluxe', featuring new track 'Mr. Mountebank'

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Guitar-driven sessions at Electric Lady followed extensive touring and festival debuts.

12 Sept 2025 • 1:31 pm

Djo has covered Haim's 'Gasoline' for Triple J's Like A Version series

Djo has covered Haim's 'Gasoline' for Triple J's Like A Version series

Joe Keery's musical project Djo performs Haim's 'Gasoline' for Australian radio station Triple J's cover series.

18 Jul 2025 • 8:27 pm

Djo has released his acoustic-led single 'Potion' ahead of new album 'The Crux'

Djo has released his acoustic-led single 'Potion' ahead of new album 'The Crux'

Djo's latest single 'Potion' features acoustic guitar and multiple instruments performed by Keery, ahead of his album release.

3 Apr 2025 • 8:03 am

Watch Djo cover Haim's 'Gasoline' in a new Triple J radio session

Watch Djo cover Haim's 'Gasoline' in a new Triple J radio session

Joe Keery performed Haim's 'Gasoline' during a Triple J radio session while touring Australia for Laneway Festival.

21 Feb 2025 • 11:20 am

Djo has announced his new album 'The Crux' with early single 'Basic Being Basic' and a UK tour

Djo has announced his new album 'The Crux' with early single 'Basic Being Basic' and a UK tour

Joe Keery's musical project Djo announces April album release and debuts new single, alongside extensive 2025 world tour plans.

24 Jan 2025 • 3:07 pm

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Pavement documentary Pavements - starring recent Dork cover star Joe Keery, 'btw' - is going to premiere at Venice Film Festival

The film offers an intimate look at the band's reunion tour preparations.

24 Jul 2024 • 12:49 pm

Djo: "Everybody's just trying to do their best, and I find so much hope in that"

Djo: "Everybody's just trying to do their best, and I find so much hope in that"

As breakout smash ‘End Of Beginning’ achieves the sort of belated success that has us wondering if any other songs are currently available on TikTok, Djo is becoming far from a mere side project for Joe Keery.

13 May 2024 • 9:30 am

Djo: "Humour is part of my identity, in a lot of things that I do"

Djo: "Humour is part of my identity, in a lot of things that I do"

Embracing fun and good humour, Joe Keery’s new album under his Djo moniker is something special.

15 Sept 2022 • 4:59 pm

Joe Keery's Djo releases new track 'Gloom' - listen

Joe Keery's Djo releases new track 'Gloom' - listen

It's taken from his upcoming album 'Decide' which will arrive on 16th September.

26 Jul 2022 • 6:07 pm

Joe Keery's Djo has announced a new album, 'Decide'

Joe Keery's Djo has announced a new album, 'Decide'

Set for release on 16th September, the follow-up to 2019 debut 'Twenty Twenty' is previewed with a new single, 'Change'.

22 Jun 2022 • 5:32 pm

Joe Keery is a not-so-average Djo: "I'm just starting to figure out my own groove"

Joe Keery is a not-so-average Djo: "I'm just starting to figure out my own groove"

Oh sure, you already know Joe Keery from being a dead famous actor type in Netflix smash hit Stranger Things and all sorts of big Hollywood films - but there's much more to him than that.

8 Dec 2020 • 10:49 am