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- Summary: The latest full-length release from indie artist Jay Som features guest appearances by Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins and Paramore's Hayley Williams.
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- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Oct 13, 2025A record that perfectly shows her growth as an artist - and a collaborator - ‘Belong’ proves to be more than worth the wait.
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Oct 9, 2025Belong is a welcome addition to Jay Som's discography, and will undoubtedly solidify her reputation as your favourite pop singer's favourite pop singer.
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Oct 9, 2025‘Belong’ has an easy-on-ear feel that is combined to a rich audio quality. But it’s more than just studio magic – Jay Som has rarely written with more confidence, rarely expressed herself with more bravery.
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Oct 10, 2025Fittingly – and thankfully – she still resists playing into anyone’s hands, offering a statement that’s at once both delightfully palatable and explores new corners of her sound. What’s more, they’re clearly the corners that interest and excite her.
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Oct 17, 2025Fans coming for the old formula will not be completely satisfied with Belong, but if they find a good chunk of the record does just what they want. The guitar may have taken a more minor role, but the production and attention to the tiniest details throughout Belong show a new level of artistry.
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Oct 23, 2025On Belong, Duterte’s re-emergence as Jay Som, she exudes the confidence of those six years quietly but well spent. What the album loses in raw shaggy experimentalism of her last records, it gains in understated poise.
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Oct 9, 2025Belong is full of lyrics about being on the outside looking in, a perspective that gives context to its skillful mix of angsty and dreamy textures.