Jay Som collaborates with Joao Gonzalez (Soft Glas) on new single, "What You Need"
Jay Som – the project of Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer Melina Duterte – has shared "What You Need" as the latest offering from the forthcoming full-length release Belong.
"What You Need" may not have a feature, but highlights the collaborative nature of Belong, as it was inspired by a Peter Bjorn and John song that reminded Joao Gonzalez (Soft Glas) of Melina Duterte’s music.
“Joao created and sent me the basic skeleton for 'What You Need' a couple hours before the fires in LA started,” Duterte says of the new single. “I remember feeling immediately drawn to it, but the uncertainty and danger we were about to face crept up, pulling our focus elsewhere. We eventually revisited the demo a month later, after witnessing how the people of LA came together in its darkest moments –– it felt necessary and only right to create this song with friends.”
Belong will be released on 10 October via Lucky Number, and is available to pre-order now. For information on her live dates, visit jaysommusic.com.
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