Jay Som

JAY SOM ANNOUNCES PIROUETTE 7-INCH

Out Friday, January 26 on Pod via Inertia Music
Featuring two new songs from the Everybody Works sessions

Jay Som – singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Melina Duterte – released her breakout debut album Everybody Works last year. Since then, the album has received widespread critical acclaim, earning “Best of 2017” round-up nods from the likes of NPR Music, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, Paste, Consequence of Sound, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, SPIN, Newsweek, Exclaim!, Under The Radar and many more.

Today, Jay Som announces new material from the Everybody Works sessions: a 7-inch entitled Pirouette featuring brand new tracks ‘Pirouette’ and ‘O.K., Meet Me Underwater‘. The 7-inch will be released digitally and on vinyl Friday, January 26, but the title track can be heard now.

Jay Som on Pirouette:

“Both of these tracks were made during the spring of 2016 – the first demo stages for ‘Everybody Works’. They were fun to write and record but felt out of place on the track list during the finalisation of the album. These tracks remain close to my heart and I’m really grateful they’re finally out in the world.”

Everybody Works, Jay Som’s proper debut album which Duterte wrote, recorded, played and produced herself, is out now on Pod via Inertia Music.

Jay Som
Pirouette 7″

1. Pirouette
2. O.K., Meet Me Underwater

Pirouette 7″ by Jay Som is out Friday, January 26 on Pod via Inertia Music
Get it now: https://Inertia.lnk.to/JS_Pirouette

www.jaysommusic.com
www.facebook.com/jaysommusic
www.twitter.com/jaysomband
www.instagram.com/jaysomband

Featured Photo Credit : Ebru Yildiz

OUT NOW FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 JAY SOM Turn Into

Turn Into is the previously released compilation that is now available in Australia for the first time. The first step in Jay Som‘s journey to solidify her rep as a self-made force of sonic splendour and emotional might. DIY as ever, this is the sound of an artist who writes, records, plays and produces every sound beyond a few backing vocals, presenting songs that buck against life’s lows and turning angst into fuel to forge ahead

“A kaleidoscopic collection of dream poptouching on multiple moods.”
Pitchfork, 8.2

Out now on Pod via Inertia Music

STREAM / DOWNLOAD / BUY

Out Now Friday, October 13 Jay Som Everybody Works

Earlier this year, Jay Som announced her breakout debut album Everybody Worksalongside lead single “The Bus Song”, which is now available for the first time in Australia via Pod/Inertia Music. Known for her DIY approach to recording and production, Jay Som weds lo-fi rock to hi-fi home orchestration, and weaves evocative autobiographical poetry into energetic punk, electrified folk, and dreamy alt-funk.

“An extremely relatable album no matter what stage of life you’re in.”
FBi Radio, Album Of The Week

Out now on Pod via Inertia Music

STREAM / DOWNLOAD / BUY

JAY SOM RELEASES “THE BUS SONG” VIDEO DIRECTED BY MICHELLE ZAUNER OF JAPANESE BREAKFAST 

Signs to Pod/Inertia Music for release in Australia

Earlier this year, Jay Som – a.k.a. singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Melina Duterte – announced her breakout debut album Everybody Works alongside its lead single “The Bus Song”, which is now available for the first time in Australia via Pod/Inertia Music. 

“The Bus Song”, the song that kicked it all off – which left fans proclaiming their love for public transportation and has amassed over one million streams to date – today gets its own music video. As a partnership with Amazon Originals and produced by House of Nod, directed by Melina’s friend and former touring mate Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, “The Bus Song” finds Melina, her band members, friends and fellow Bay Area-area musicians including Plush, Future Shapes and No Vacation gallivanting around their hometown.

Jay Som on “The Bus Song” video:

“Michelle directing this video was honestly such a dream come true. I’m already honoured to call her a friend and past tour mate so watching her in action in another field of work left me awestruck and so inspired. What made the video even more special was filming it in both Oakland and San Francisco with an ensemble cast of friends/non actors. It feels like a time capsule of sorts – a goofy reminiscence and portrayal of the Everybody Works album period.”

Michelle Zauner on “The Bus Song” video:

“I adore Melina so much, she’s like a little sister to me, my baybee. When she asked if I would direct her next music video I was over the moon.

“I worked on the video with Adam Kolodny, my Director of Photography who has shot all the Japanese Breakfast videos. It was important to me to really try to showcase Melina’s infectious charm and sense of humor. There is something just so lovable about her, it was great to try to capture her in her element, surrounded by her friends. The video feels like a love letter to the bay area.

“It was also important to me to focus on all the dynamic shifts in the song. It has a huge arrangement, all instruments Melina played, and I wanted to make something that really drew attention to that. An ensemble cast, lots of color, captured in a lot of wides and lateral tracking shots really helped us amplify those dynamics and showcase our locations.”

Everybody Works, Jay Som’s proper debut album which Duterte wrote, recorded, played and produced herself, is now available in Australia for the first time on Pod/Inertia Music. Only available here via Bandcamp until now, the album was awarded FBi Album Of The Week on week of release as well as I OH YOU’s “Froth Of The Day“.

Internationally, the record earned the title of “Best New Music” from Pitchfork, debuted on Billboard’s Independent Album and Heatseekers charts, and has found itself on “Best of 2017 So Far” lists from the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Stereogum, SPIN, Consequence of Sound, Paste, Uproxx, Newsweek, Newsday, Under The Radar and more. Jay Som has also received praise from the likes of New York Times, The New Yorker,NPR Music, The Fader, and more.

PRAISE FOR JAY SOM

“An extremely relatable album no matter what stage of life you’re in.”
FBi Radio, Album Of The Week

“She is a nimble, honest songwriter in a variety of modes — synth-pop, shoegaze, garage
rock — and never sacrifices grooves or hooks for some forced idea of lo-fi intimacy…
among a growing cadre of women of color who are reorienting the power center
of indie rock from the inside with skill, conviction and personality.”
New York Times

“Melina Duterte’s careful, wise, and excellent album is the rare debut that expands
the borders of a genre….Just a few years into her adult life, and only one
album into her recording career, [she] has swept past a milestone many
musicians never even get in their sights.”
Pitchfork, Best New Music, 8.6

“Like Liz Phair by way of Brian Eno, 22-year-old Oakland songwriter Melina Duterte
is the rare lo-fi rocker who prizes sonic pleasure as much as confessional
immediacy. [Everybody Works] ranges from garage-rock to dream-pop.”
Rolling Stone, 50 Best Albums of 2017 So Far

“Emotive indie pop that sticks.”
The New Yorker

“Unique and multi-faceted musical prowess.”
NPR Music

Jay Som
Everybody Works

1. Lipstick Stains
2. The Bus Song
3. Remain
4. 1 Billion Dogs
5. One More Time, Please
6. Baybee
7. (BedHead)
8. Take It
9. Everybody Works
10. For Light

Everybody Works by Jay Som is out now on Pod via Inertia Music
Get it now: https://Inertia.lnk.to/EverybodyWorks_JaySom

Turn Into by Jay Som is out now on Pod via Inertia Music
Get it now: https://Inertia.lnk.to/TurnInto_JaySom

www.jaysommusic.com
www.facebook.com/jaysommusic
www.twitter.com/jaysomband
www.instagram.com/jaysomband

Featured Photo Credit :  Ebru Yildiz