Jay Som – the project of Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Melina Duterte – will release Belong (Polyvinyl Recording Co.) on October 10, 2025, her first new album in over six years, this Friday. Belong features Jay Som’s first-ever collaborations and today she shares one final taste of the album with “Past Lives” featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore. Jay Som opened for Paramore on tour in 2018, and Duterte and Williams have wanted to collaborate ever since. The two met in Nashville to try a song together, alongside Steph Marziano. Williams’ soft harmonies on the arcing “Past Lives” reinforce its forlorn sense of drifting in and out of doldrums, of finding momentum only to watch it fade. It is a powerhouse of a tune, its downshifted midsection landing like a fistfight with oneself.

“It’s a dream come true to have Hayley sing on my first feature on an album before the recording of ‘Float,’ I still can’t believe it happened,” Duterte says of the collaboration. “She’s one of the kindest artists out there and she graciously accepts and uplifts the people around her. We’re all so lucky to witness her talent and live on the same timeline as her.”

Jay Som will embark on her first North American tour in over 5 years this winter. See below to find a show near you, and get your tickets HERE.

Tour Dates

11/01 – Amsterdam, NE @ London Calling – Paradiso

11/03 – Berlin, Germany @ Kantine am Berghain

11/05 – Paris, France @ Pitchfork Paris – Le Trabendo  

11/06 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique – Rotonde

11/08 – London, UK @ Pitchfork London – Earth Theatre

11/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbos 365 Club ~

11/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey ~

12/02 – Austin, TX @ Brushy Street Commons

12/03 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

12/05 – Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5

12/06 – Memphis, TN @ Raised By Sound Fest 

12/08 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis ~

12/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry ~

12/11 – New York, NY @ Warsaw ~

12/12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall ~

12/13 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ~

12/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ~

12/19 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos ~

12/20 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater ~

~ w/ Sea Lemon