22/10/2025
“Belong”, the incredible new album, and first in six years, is out now via (sync via A&G, excluding North America)
An assured, emotionally rich return from Melina Duterte- expansive and cinematic, yet deeply intimate.
🌱 “A record that perfectly shows her growth as an artist” — ★★★★½
🌟 “Assured, emotionally rich and full of depth” — ★★★★
✨“it’s more than just studio magic – Jay Som has rarely written with more confidence, rarely expressed herself with more bravery.”
🎛️ “[Belong] features some of Duterte’s more precisely composed and layered mixes.” / “Touching and relatable”
✍️“it’s Duterte who finds a gauzy sonic throughline amid the outside influences. By opening Jay Som up, she’s drilled down further into the core of her own appeal.”
Lead singles “Cards on the Table” and “Past Lives” have drawn praise from Billboard, NY Times, Paste, and The FADER, ahead of the animated Past Lives video dropping Oct 29 + EU tour kicking off this week.
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