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Jax Jones shares experience of miscarriage on new track, Crystallise

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 18 June 2021

Jax Jones has released new track ‘Crystallise’, which discusses his and his wife’s experience of miscarriage. The track is taken from his upcoming EP, ‘Deep Joy’, which is set for release through his new WUGD label next month.

“‘Crystallise’ is the second track from my ‘Deep Joy’ EP and it’s the perfect song to be played peak time at a festival”, he says. “I’d also call it a sad banger as it’s equally about the joy of the dancefloor whilst helping me deal with some personal stuff in the lyrics”.

“My wife and I had a miscarriage eighteen months ago and it was so difficult”, he goes on. “We are fortunate enough to have a beautiful baby girl now, but the fact that one in four pregnancies in the UK result in a miscarriage is not spoken about enough. So to everyone else that has been through something similar I see you and I feel you, and I’m making a donation to Tommy’s, a UK charity which leads research in complexities surrounding pregnancy”.

“I believe dancing is the perfect antidote to sadness, so that’s why the drop on this song is so crazy”, he concludes. “I wanted to make the sickest switch up in a song to help you snap out of the sad times and go crazy on the dancefloor. That’s what deep joy is all about”.

‘Crystallise’ follows ‘Feels’, which came out earlier this month and was the first track released on WUGD – a joint venture between Jones and his manager Dan Stacey with Universal’s Polydor label.

That new venture is not just a vehicle to release Jones’s own music though. Plans are underway to launch a bursary and mentorship scheme for emerging artists. The label is actively calling for demos now, which you can send to demos@wugd.co.uk.

‘Deep Joy’ is out on 2 Jul. Listen to ‘Crystallise’ here: