Jay Som announces first album in six years featuring Hayley Williams and Jim Adkins

Alongside the album's announcement, Jay Som shares two tracks including "Float (feat. Jim Adkins)", and "A Million Reasons Why".

Speaking of the collaboration with Jimmy Eat World frontman, Jay Some says: “This song is about desperately trying to hold on to past versions of yourself for self-preservation. The fear of the unknown is so overwhelming that sometimes the best solution is to sit with it instead of fighting or running from it.” Adkins adds: “Melina is an absolute professional in all aspects of music creation. I am honoured she had space in her vision for me to contribute. And it was a lot of fun to work on.”

Belong features contributions from Joao Gonzalez of Soft Glas, Mal Hauser – a collaborator to Mk.gee and Illuminati Hotties – and Steph Marziano, producer for Bartees Strange, Cassandra Jenkins. She also welcomed guest vocalists for the first time on one of her albums, featuring Paramore's Hayley Williams, Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, and Lexi Vega of Mini Trees.

Since Jay Som’s second album, Anak Ko, came out in 2019, Duterte has spent the last few years cultivating her passion for production and audio engineering. This led to producing credits on the GRAMMY-winning boygenius album, the record; Lucy Dacus’ latest release, Forever Is A Feeling. She also joined boygenius as a touring band member, collaborated alongside the likes of Troye Sivan as well as beabadoobee with No Rome, and contributed to the I Saw the TV Glow soundtrack, and more.

Jay Som has also announces her first North American headline tour in over five years, following her run supporting Lucy Dacus this Summer. She returns to the UK and Europe in the Autumn, including stops at Pitchfork London and Pitchfork Paris.

Tracklist:

1. Cards On The Table
2. Float (feat. Jim Adkins)
3. What You Need
4. Appointments
5. Drop A
6. Past Lives (feat. Hayley Williams)
7. D.H.
8. Casino Stars
9. Meander/Sprouting Wings
10. A Million Reasons Why
11. Want It All