{"id":3515,"date":"2025-07-09T14:51:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jay-som-new-album\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:51:27","slug":"jay-som-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/jay-som-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Som Returns With Help From Hayley Williams, Jim Adkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/07\/Jay-Som-General-1-Daniel-Topete-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1290\" height=\"860\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Melinda Duterte\u2019s Jay Som project gets a lift from Paramore\u2019s Hayley Williams and Jimmy Eat World\u2019s Jim Adkins on <em>Belong<\/em>, her first new album in six years. The 11-track project will be released Oct. 10 through Polyvinyl Record Co. and is led by the Adkins-featuring \u201cFloat\u201d and fellow new song \u201cA Million Reasons Why.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since 2019\u2019s <em>Anak Ko<\/em>, Duterte has seen the world as a touring member of boygenius and earned a production credit on the latter\u2019s Grammy-winning <em>the record<\/em>. She has also worked both in front of and behind the boards with Lucy Dacus and No Rome.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/07\/311-continues-to-scorch\/\">311 Continues to Scorch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/07\/alexa-dark\/\">OLD SOUL<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/07\/the-rapture-reunion-tour\/\">The Rapture Revive For First Tour Since 2012<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis song is about desperately trying to hold on to past versions of yourself for self preservation,\u201d Duterte says of \u201cFloat.\u201d \u201cThe fear of the unknown is so overwhelming that sometimes the best solution is to sit with it instead of fighting or running from it.\u201d Adds Adkins, \u201cMelina is an absolute professional in all aspects of music creation. I am honored she had space in her vision for me to contribute. And it was a lot of fun to work on. Great song!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Nina Ljeti-directed music video for \u201cFloat,\u201d which includes a subtle reference to the clip for Jimmy Eat World\u2019s hit song \u201cThe Middle,\u201d can be seen below. Paramore\u2019s Williams appears on album track \u201cPast Lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you try something for the first time, you\u2019re always going to hold some type of fear, but I had to come to terms with the fact that I had to let go of some control,\u201d Duterte says of welcoming guest collaborators on one of her albums for the first time. \u201cThis record is essentially still me, but a lot of choices were made by friends who helped me, because I trusted them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jay Som will support Dacus on a handful of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/8507218-jay-som\" target=\"_blank\">summer North American shows<\/a>, and then embark on her own tour beginning Nov. 23 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"L8zILRiE5wk\" style=\"bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; max-width:100%;\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melinda Duterte\u2019s Jay Som project gets a lift from Paramore\u2019s Hayley Williams and Jimmy Eat World\u2019s Jim Adkins on Belong, her first new album in six years. 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