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Jay Som

Data updated on 2025-06-11 15:24:53 UTC
Melina Duterte is a master of voice: Hers are dream pop songs that hint at a universe of her own creation. Recording as Jay Som since 2015, Duterte’s world of shy, swirling intimacies always contains a disarming ease, a sky-bent sparkle and a grounding indie-rock humility. In an era of burnout, the title track of her 2017 breakout, Everybody Works, remains a balm and an anthem.

In November of 2017, seeking a new environment, Duterte left her home of the Bay Area for Los Angeles. Reckoning with the relative instability of musicianhood, Duterte turned inward, tuning ever deeper into her own emotions and desires as a way of staying centered through huge changes.

The striking clarity of her new music reflects that shift. After months of poring over pools of demos, Duterte, now 25, essentially started over. She wrote most of her brilliant new album, Anak Ko—pronounced Anuhk-Ko—in a burst during a self-imposed week-long solo retreat to Joshua Tree.

The title Anak Ko is the Tagalog phrase for “my child.” It was inspired by an unassuming text message from Duterte’s mother, who has always addressed her as such: Hi anak ko, I love you anak ko. “It’s an endearing thing to say, it feels comfortable,” Duterte reflects, likening the process of creating and releasing an album, too, to “birthing a child.” That sense of care charges Anak Ko, as does another concept Duterte has found herself circling back to: the importance of patience and kindness.

Total plays

156.2 million
Updated on 2025-06-11

Monthly listeners

302,794

Followers

134,922

Top Cities

  1. United States
    6,908 listeners
  2. United States
    5,920 listeners
  3. United States
    5,885 listeners
  4. United States
    5,961 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    3,999 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Trouble - from ‘Three Months’
Trouble - from ‘Three Months’
17,387,743 3:23 2022-02-17
Tenderness
Tenderness
16,267,006 4:01 2019-07-12
Baybee
Baybee
14,891,996 3:45 2017-03-10
I Think You're Alright
I Think You're Alright
10,695,723 3:46 2016-06-24
The Bus Song
The Bus Song
9,249,100 3:37 2017-03-10
Hurry Home (with beabadoobee & Jay Som)
Hurry Home (with beabadoobee & Jay Som)
8,930,225 3:56 2020-05-28
Turn Into
Turn Into
7,466,783 3:24 2016-07-22
Superbike
Superbike
4,546,102 3:54 2019-06-05
Rush
Rush
4,242,223 3:40 2016-06-24
O.K., Meet Me Underwater
O.K., Meet Me Underwater
3,677,191 3:00 2018-01-11
If You Want It
If You Want It
3,121,289 3:13 2019-08-23
White Flag
White Flag
2,900,557 5:03 2017-04-07
Lipstick Stains
Lipstick Stains
2,839,242 1:52 2017-03-10
Get Well
Get Well
2,684,252 3:58 2019-08-23
Pirouette
Pirouette
2,487,229 4:30 2018-01-11
One More Time, Please
One More Time, Please
2,459,527 3:42 2017-03-10
Back of My Hand
Back of My Hand
2,313,323 3:30 2021-05-28
Nighttime Drive
Nighttime Drive
2,261,488 3:14 2019-08-09
Stay in the Car
Stay in the Car
2,217,094 2:45 2021-03-25
Devotion
Devotion
1,928,325 3:32 2019-08-23
Everybody Works
Everybody Works
1,826,206 3:29 2017-03-10
Turn The Other Cheek
Turn The Other Cheek
1,686,395 2:59 2017-05-01
Anything at All
Anything at All
1,439,602 3:20 2021-02-25
Sick of Spiraling
Sick of Spiraling
1,438,016 4:28 2021-04-23
1 Billion Dogs
1 Billion Dogs
1,432,999 2:44 2017-03-10
Cady Road
Cady Road
1,341,590 3:11 2020-10-28
Peach Boy
Peach Boy
1,324,436 3:14 2016-07-22
Remain
Remain
1,256,654 2:19 2017-03-10
Peace Out
Peace Out
1,163,065 4:17 2019-08-23
Home
Home
1,075,789 4:23 2022-01-19
Sand Angel
Sand Angel
1,060,614 2:20 2021-05-28
Unlimited Touch
Unlimited Touch
1,035,677 4:05 2016-07-22
For Light
For Light
955,517 7:23 2017-03-10
(BedHead)
(BedHead)
942,873 3:26 2017-03-10
Anak Ko
Anak Ko
932,383 3:39 2019-08-23
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
906,411 2:32 2020-02-20
Our Red Door
Our Red Door
820,221 3:56 2016-07-22
Take It
Take It
819,590 3:20 2017-03-10
Crown
Crown
791,631 4:39 2019-08-23
I See It Now
I See It Now
741,386 2:53 2021-09-01
Sleepless - feat. Jay Som
Sleepless - feat. Jay Som
738,683 4:06 2023-10-20
Boring Again
Boring Again
700,940 2:58 2022-03-04
Next To Me
Next To Me
694,587 3:38 2016-07-22
lucy
lucy
685,101 5:12 2020-05-21
Ghost
Ghost
664,292 3:07 2016-07-22
If I Could
If I Could
581,343 4:07 2024-05-10
Simple
Simple
574,002 3:42 2019-02-19
Nothing's Changed
Nothing's Changed
570,003 2:13 2018-08-15
Drown
Drown
487,856 2:52 2016-07-22
Why I Say No
Why I Say No
425,902 4:41 2016-07-22
Feelings Meeting
Feelings Meeting
395,627 3:59 2022-05-18
Moon
Moon
336,477 3:14 2021-05-28
SLOW
SLOW
335,783 4:02 2016-07-22
Spin Out
Spin Out
305,482 3:29 2021-05-28
Went Out Without You
Went Out Without You
294,936 3:10 2021-05-28
Doomin' Sun
Doomin' Sun
287,387 3:07 2021-05-28
Milk
Milk
243,758 4:08 2023-10-24
And Other Things
And Other Things
239,335 3:43 2020-11-20
Aurora
Aurora
199,572 4:07 2021-05-28
Invisible Friends
Invisible Friends
186,294 2:23 2018-09-25
My World My Rules
My World My Rules
160,897 2:02 2018-09-28
Radio Silence
Radio Silence
159,081 4:03 2017-08-01
In Your Eyes (Reflection)
In Your Eyes (Reflection)
142,135 3:15 2021-05-07
Can't Sleep
Can't Sleep
141,956 2:56 2020-02-20
Lose
Lose
128,567 2:18 2017-08-01
Calm And Collected
Calm And Collected
122,419 4:29 2020-11-18
The Late Show (feat. Jay Som)
The Late Show (feat. Jay Som)
115,631 2:41 2024-04-19
Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision
92,577 2:59 2018-09-28
Grow
Grow
91,969 2:10 2018-09-28
Numb Enough
Numb Enough
91,652 3:26 2020-11-20
Song 5
Song 5
88,966 3:05 2020-11-20
Mom
Mom
79,739 2:05 2018-10-05
White Girls
White Girls
69,250 3:35 2022-08-12
My Friend - Rework
My Friend - Rework
52,709 5:03 2024-03-29
Go For It
Go For It
49,002 3:38 2023-04-28
Ghost
Ghost
48,045 3:31 2024-10-22
Growing Pain
Growing Pain
36,430 3:50 2022-02-18
Forget About It Kid
Forget About It Kid
23,662 4:40 2014-09-04
Mom and Dead - Jay Som Remix
Mom and Dead - Jay Som Remix
15,378 4:28 2021-06-08
Heaven - Jay Som Remix
Heaven - Jay Som Remix
9,104 2:21 2022-11-02
Latex Heart (Jay Som Remix)
Latex Heart (Jay Som Remix)
7,483 3:55 2022-09-22
Get Well - Instrumental
Get Well - Instrumental
4,607 3:58 2022-08-19
Aurora - Instrumental
Aurora - Instrumental
1,716 4:07 2022-08-19

New releases

Ghost
Ghost
2024-10-22
[felte]
If I Could
If I Could
2024-05-10
[A24 Music]
The Late Show (feat. Jay Som)
The Late Show (feat. Jay Som)
2024-04-19
[Coup D’Etat Music / Meyru]
Milk
Milk
2023-10-24
[Dream, Ivory LLC]
Feelings Meeting
Feelings Meeting
2022-05-18
[Kanine Records]
Feelings Meeting
Feelings Meeting
2022-05-18
[Next Door Records]
Trouble (from ‘Three Months’)
Trouble (from ‘Three Months’)
2022-02-17
[EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd]
I See It Now
I See It Now
2021-09-01
[Lucky Number]
I See It Now
I See It Now
2021-09-01
[Polyvinyl Records]
I See It Now
I See It Now
2021-09-01
[Tugboat Records]
Doomin' Sun
Doomin' Sun
2021-05-28
[Tugboat Records]
Doomin' Sun
Doomin' Sun
2021-05-28
[Polyvinyl Records]
Doomin' Sun
Doomin' Sun
2021-05-28
[Lucky Number]
Sick of Spiraling
Sick of Spiraling
2021-04-23
[Tugboat Records]
Stay in the Car
Stay in the Car
2021-03-25
[Tugboat Records]
Anything at All
Anything at All
2021-02-26
[Tugboat Records]
Anything at All
Anything at All
2021-02-26
[Lucky Number]
Anything at All
Anything at All
2021-02-25
[Polyvinyl Records]
And Other Things
And Other Things
2020-11-20
[Dead Oceans]
Calm And Collected
Calm And Collected
2020-11-18
[Dead Oceans]
Cady Road
Cady Road
2020-10-28
[Dead Oceans]
Hurry Home (with beabadoobee & Jay Som)
Hurry Home (with beabadoobee & Jay Som)
2020-05-28
[Dirty Hit]
Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Series, Vol. 1: Jay Som
Soccer Mommy & Friends Singles Series, Vol. 1: Jay Som
2020-05-21
[Loma Vista Recordings]
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
2020-02-20
[Lucky Number]
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
2020-02-20
[Polyvinyl Records]
A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words
2020-02-20
[Pod]
Anak Ko
Anak Ko
2019-08-23
[Pod]
Anak Ko
Anak Ko
2019-08-23
[Lucky Number]
Anak Ko
Anak Ko
2019-08-23
[Polyvinyl Records]
Nighttime Drive
Nighttime Drive
2019-08-09
[Pod]
Tenderness
Tenderness
2019-07-12
[Pod]
Tenderness
Tenderness
2019-07-12
[Pod]
Superbike
Superbike
2019-06-05
[Pod]
Simple
Simple
2019-02-20
[Pod]
Simple
Simple
2019-02-19
[Lucky Number]
Simple
Simple
2019-02-19
[Polyvinyl Records]
Turn The Other Cheek
Turn The Other Cheek
2018-12-14
[Pod]
Nothing's Changed
Nothing's Changed
2018-09-28
[Polyvinyl Records]
Nothing's Changed
Nothing's Changed
2018-09-28
[Pod]
Invisible Friends
Invisible Friends
2018-09-25
[Pod]
Nothing's Changed
Nothing's Changed
2018-08-15
[Pod]
Pirouette
Pirouette
2018-01-26
[Polyvinyl Records]
Pirouette
Pirouette
2018-01-11
[Pod]
Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series, Vol. 3
Polyvinyl 4-Track Singles Series, Vol. 3
2017-08-01
[Polyvinyl Records]
Turn The Other Cheek
Turn The Other Cheek
2017-05-01
[Polyvinyl Records]
Everybody Works
Everybody Works
2017-03-17
[Lucky Number]
Everybody Works
Everybody Works
2017-03-10
[Polyvinyl Records]
Everybody Works
Everybody Works
2017-03-10
[Pod]
Turn Into
Turn Into
2016-11-18
[Polyvinyl Records]
Turn Into
Turn Into
2016-11-18
[Pod]
Turn Into
Turn Into
2016-07-22
[Lucky Number]
I Think You're Alright / Rush
I Think You're Alright / Rush
2016-06-24
[Jay Som]
forget about it kid
forget about it kid
2014-09-04
[Jay Som]