Thought that title sounded better than sad and weird… Meghan and Stacy are finally diving into The Crux Deluxe by Djo, the expanded follow-up to The Crux that dropped unexpectedly last fall. We describe our experience and reactions to the initial release of the album, and how our thoughts about the album have evolved over the past few months. We rave about the album cover, discuss the influences we noticed in the music, and go deep with our interpretations. We talk about our favorite songs and unpack the dense (and sad and weird) lyrics. Finally, we discuss the experience of seeing the closing track, Awake, performed live and speculate on whether more of this album will be played at the summer shows. Come hang out with us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/skullrockbroadcast to support our show and access bonus content and ad-free versions of all new episodes.