Joy Crookes x Ravyn Lenae Sparks Fall 2026 Collab

This introduction surveys Fall 2026 music releases and artist collaborations in electronic/underground genres (Djrum’s DJ-Kicks, Mykki Blanco Cafe Paradiso, Joy Crookes x Ravyn Lenae), focusing on new compilation releases, album arrivals, and cross-genre pairings.

Djrum’s “Psychic Video” is presented as the first single from a DJ-Kicks compilation scheduled for October 16, 2026; the six-minute track appears on a 33-track collection that includes techno, ambient, breakbeat, jungle, jazz and hip-hop influences.

Mykki Blanco’s seventh album, Cafe Paradiso, is identified as arriving four years after Stay Close To Music. The fall slate also notes Pont Neuf Records’ compilation featuring 12 artists and 12 tracks, Ignez’s forthcoming EP When We Froze on Primal Instinct, and a Joy Crookes–Ravyn Lenae collaboration that follows the September 1, 2026 release of a second part of ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now’ and the August 2026 release of Ravyn Lenae’s Blue Island, with Ravyn Lenae’s ‘Love Me Not’ having reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Djrum’s “Psychic Video” is identified as the first single from a forthcoming DJ-Kicks compilation, and a reported statement notes that it is “the first track of the four that we will offer on the compilation.” The track is reported to run six minutes, and it is presented as a single tied to that DJ-Kicks project. No additional recording details or production credits are provided in the available report.

The DJ-Kicks compilation associated with “Psychic Video” is scheduled for October 16, 2026, and the release is reported to contain 33 tracks. The collection is described as including techno, ambient, breakbeat, jungle, jazz and hip-hop influences.

A reported item of related artist information states that the DJ-Kicks project by TEED followed two months after TEED’s last DJ-Kicks; no further timeline or contextual details about TEED are provided in the report.

Mykki Blanco’s Cafe Paradiso is reported as her seventh album. The release is reported to arrive four years after Stay Close To Music. A quoted passage in the report states that the artist “uses several pronouns — neutral included — playing with masculinity and femininity codes to the extreme.” The available sources do not provide additional tracklist, guest-credit, or specific release-date details for Cafe Paradiso.

Pont Neuf Records is reported to be releasing a fall compilation that features 12 artists and 12 tracks. The report names contributing artists including Chlär, Dylan Dylan, Mad Rey, Demuja, Marina Trench, Naajet, Goldie B, Black Loops, Tour-Maubourg, THEOS, Mira Ló and Maison Blanche. No specific release date for the Pont Neuf compilation is provided in the available report. The available sources do not provide further information about format, sequencing, or physical editions for the Pont Neuf release.

A second part of Joy Crookes’s song ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now’ was released on September 1, 2026. The release is identified in the report as by the London singer Joy Crookes and titled ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now Part 2’. The original ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now’ was released in 2021 following the murder of George Floyd and during the Black Lives Matter mobilizations. No information about the track’s length, production credits, featured artists, or specific distribution formats is provided in the available report.

Joy Crookes and Ravyn Lenae’s collaboration is reported to have arrived amid social media virality. Ravyn Lenae’s single ‘Love Me Not’ is reported to have reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ravyn Lenae is also reported to have released ‘Blue Island’ in August 2026. The available sources do not provide exact chart dates for ‘Love Me Not’ or further commercial metrics, nor do they specify whether the collaboration appears on a particular album or single release.

“Psychic Video” is the first track of the four that we will offer on the compilation. “Our brain is over-stimulated by everything we hear — in the good sense of the term.”

“The queer rapper uses several pronouns — neutral included — playing with masculinity and femininity codes to the extreme.”

“The two voices blend beautifully on the track, with Joy Crookes’ deep and rough voice and Ravyn Lenae’s high and airy tone.”

A second part of the song “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now,” by the London singer Joy Crookes, was released on September 1st.

CONCLUSION

Djrum’s “Psychic Video” is presented as the first single from a DJ-Kicks compilation scheduled for October 16, 2026; the track is reported to run six minutes and to appear on a 33-track collection described as including techno, ambient, breakbeat, jungle, jazz and hip-hop influences. Mykki Blanco’s Cafe Paradiso is reported as her seventh album and is noted to arrive four years after Stay Close To Music. Pont Neuf Records is reported to be releasing a fall compilation featuring 12 artists and 12 tracks, with contributing artists named in the report.

A second part of Joy Crookes’s “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” was released on September 1, 2026, and the original song was released in 2021 following the murder of George Floyd and during Black Lives Matter mobilizations. Ravyn Lenae is reported to have released Blue Island in August 2026 and to have a single, “Love Me Not”, that reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.