Jay Som has returned with the announcement of Belong, her first new album in six years, and a headlining 2025 US tour. As a preview, she’s additionally shared a pair of songs from the document: “Float” that includes Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins and “A Million Causes Why.” Stream each tracks under.
Dropping on October tenth through Polyvinyl Report Co., Belong is the follow-up to Melina Duterte’s wonderful 2019 album, Anak Ko. Duterte wrote, composed, carried out, produced, engineered, and blended the document, which marks her first undertaking to function visitor vocalists. Along with Adkins, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Mini Bushes’ Lexi Vega lent their voices to the brand new album.
Duterte additionally collaborated with key contributors Joao Gonzalez (of Gentle Glas) and Mal Hauser (recognized for working with Mk.gee and Illuminati Hotties) on Belong. “If you strive one thing for the primary time, you’re all the time going to carry some kind of worry, however I needed to come to phrases with the truth that I needed to let go of some management,” she mentioned in an announcement. “This document is actually nonetheless me, however plenty of selections had been made by pals who helped me, as a result of I trusted them.”
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Certainly, “Float” looks like an natural collaboration mixing Jay Som’s dream pop sensibilities with Adkins’ signature sound. The music video, directed by Nina Ljeti, even “unintentionally however very serendipitously” references Jimmy Eat World’s “The Center” visible. Watch it under.
After supporting Lucy Dacus on tour (get tickets right here) this summer season, Duterte will kick off a headlining run of Europe and the UK, adopted by a string of US dates kicking off November twenty third in Los Angeles. Subsequent stops embody Austin, New York Metropolis, Chicago, and Washington, DC. See her full schedule under.
Tickets to the US leg of Jay Som’s tour go on sale to most people on Friday, July eleventh at 10:00 a.m. native time through Ticketmaster and her official web site.
Pre-orders for Belong are ongoing. Since releasing Anak Ko, Duterte has stayed busy by forming the band Bachelor with Palehound’s Ellen Kempner, collaborating with Troye Sivan, and contributing to the soundtrack for Jane Schoenbrun’s movie I Noticed the TV Glow. She additionally labored as a producer and engineer on boygenius’ the document and Dacus’ newest album, Eternally Is a Feeling.
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% = w/ Hop Alongside
# = w/ Lucy Dacus