Belong (Jay Som album)

Belong
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2025 (2025-10-10)
Length33:52
LabelPolyvinyl
Producer
Jay Som chronology
Anak Ko
(2019)
Belong
(2025)
Singles from Belong
  1. "Float"
    Released: July 9, 2025
  2. "A Million Reasons Why"
    Released: July 9, 2025
  3. "Card on the Table"
    Released: August 12, 2025
  4. "What You Need"
    Released: September 9, 2025
  5. "Past Lives"
    Released: October 7, 2025
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Beats Per Minute80%[3]
Clash8/10[4]
DIY[5]
Exclaim!8/10[6]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]
The Skinny[9]

Belong is the fourth studio album by American indie musician Jay Som, released on October 10, 2025, through Polyvinyl Record Co.

Release

Jay Som announced the album on July 9, 2025, releasing two singles, "Float", featuring Jim Adkins, and "A Million Reasons Why".[10] She released "Card on the Table", with Mini Trees, on August 12, 2025.[11] On September 9, 2025, she released "What You Need", with Soft Glas, as a single.[12] She released "Past Lives", featuring Hayley Williams, as a single on October 7, 2025.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cards on the Table" (with Mini Trees)
  • Duterte
  • Joao Gonzalez
  • Hauser
  • Kyle Pulley
3:33
2."Float" (featuring Jim Adkins)Duterte
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
  • Hauser
  • Pulley
3:27
3."What You Need" (with Soft Glas)
  • Duterte
  • Joao Gonzalez
  • Hauser
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
3:50
4."Appointments"DuterteDuterte3:57
5."Drop A"
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
3:04
6."Past Lives" (featuring Hayley Williams)
  • Duterte
  • Hauser
  • Steph Marziano
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
  • Hauser
  • Marziano
  • Pulley
2:57
7."D.H."
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
2:52
8."Casino Stars"
  • Duterte
  • Hauser
  • Marziano
  • Duterte
  • Hauser
  • Marziano
  • Pulley
2:33
9."Meander/Sprouting Wings"DuterteDutarte1:56
10."A Million Reasons Why"
  • Duterte
  • Marziano
  • Duterte
  • Hauser
  • Marziano
1:31
11."Want It All"
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
  • Duterte
  • Gonzalez
4:12
Total length:33:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

  • Melina Duterte – vocals, bass, guitar, mixing, engineering (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 1–4, 9, 11), drum machine (1, 2), acoustic guitar (1), piano (2, 4–6, 8), trumpet (4), sampler (5, 9–11); drums, organ (8)
  • Joao Gonzalez – acoustic guitar (1, 9), electric guitar (2, 5, 6, 8), drums (3, 4, 7, 11), guitar (3, 4, 7), piano (3, 4, 9, 11), engineering (3), synthesizer (5, 8), sampler (5), vocals (8), Mellotron (11)
  • Kyle Pulley – mixing (1–3, 6–8, 11), bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), engineering (1, 2, 6–8)
  • Danny Murillo – drums (1, 4)
  • Mal Hauser – guitar (1, 5, 6, 8); baritone guitar, bass (2); piano (4, 8), electric guitar (4)
  • Johanna Baumann – engineering (1, 8), engineering assistance (2, 6)
  • Eli Glovas-Kurtz – engineering assistance (1, 2, 6, 8)
  • Meredith Glover – engineering assistance (1, 2, 6, 8)
  • Theo Cobb – engineering assistance (1, 2, 6, 8)
  • Lexi Vega – vocals (1)
  • Madden Klass – drums (2, 4–6, 8), engineering (5)
  • Jim Adkins – vocals (2)
  • Matthew Benthall – production assistance (3)
  • Hayley Williams – vocals (6)
  • Steph Marziano – drum machine, engineering (10)

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Belong by Jay Som". Metacritic. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Donelson, Marcy (October 10, 2025). "Belong - Jay Som". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. ^ McMullen, Chase (October 10, 2025). "Album Review: Jay Som – Belong". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (October 9, 2025). "Jay Som – Belong". Clash. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Jamieson, Sarah (October 10, 2025). "Jay Som - Belong". DIY. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Barnabe, Dylan (October 7, 2025). "Jay Som Makes Bedroom Pop Larger Than Life with 'Belong'". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  7. ^ Amen, John (October 9, 2025). "Jay Som gets collaborative and self-reflective on Belong". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Laird, Christopher (October 16, 2025). "Jay Som Blows Up Her Old Formula on 'Belong'". PopMatters. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  9. ^ Morgan, Rhys (October 8, 2025). "Jay Som – Belong". The Skinny. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Green, Walden (July 9, 2025). "Jay Som Announces First Album in Six Years, Shares Video for New Song "Float"". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  11. ^ Harrison, Dan (August 12, 2025). "Jay Som has shared a new single 'Cards On The Table' from her forthcoming album 'Belong'". Dork. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Breihan, Tom (September 9, 2025). "Jay Som Shares New Song "What You Need": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  13. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 7, 2025). "Jay Som Teams With Hayley Williams On New Song "Past Lives": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  14. ^ "Belong / Jay Som / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved September 4, 2025.