Djo

The best magic trick in modern psych-pop is the one Djo’s been pulling for years: hiding a stadium-sized sound in plain sight. This is Joe Keery, yes, but long before Stranger Things, he was deep in Chicago’s rock scene with the band Post Animal. That musical DNA—heavy on melody, unafraid of a synth warp—powers his solo work. Across his debut Twenty Twenty and the stellar 2022 follow-up Decide, he builds tightly-wound anthems that feel both nostalgic and completely of the moment. If you only just found him through the runaway success of “End of Beginning,” you’ve just scratched the surface. The real thrill is discovering the entire catalog is this good.