{"id":28046,"date":"2018-01-28T17:15:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T22:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28046"},"modified":"2019-06-02T19:40:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T23:40:10","slug":"jay-som-releases-7-shares-b-side-o-k-meet-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28046","title":{"rendered":"Jay Som releases 7&#8243; + shares B-Side &#8216;O.K., Meet Me Underwater&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Som &#8211; singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Melina Duterte &#8211; released her breakout debut album &#8216;Everybody Works&#8217; to critical acclaim last year. She has released a 7&#8243; entitled &#8216;Pirouette,&#8217; featuring two songs from the<em>\u00a0&#8216;<\/em>Everybody Works&#8217; sessions that Melina felt were &#8220;out of place&#8221; on the album. Listen to the b-side <em>O.K., Meet Me Underwater<\/em>\u00a0via YouTube below and buy &#8216;Pirouette&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001bkJ2ZeUZAY5O_HYzRpr77twwrMOlMqoS9LHAUK6b6UaXd8EuZ56Y_0m9IIzJrYbNZf8E_L2z23a9tD5ofb3CvUq1PnQilTyndGYdpUjZaOV1zwtUDUd_5izXREOtgPOw5mesb7NUAuC8UOFxSBpSqoDl_mb5-apvu2oVO1C2NDuudUpTNqbYcE3-gyb406JR&amp;c=hiy2TtisQoXv1Tn2lbtI-VCAx_fpghOQ9jsMUdjJQ2e62A8clOLhVg==&amp;ch=r58KxcCvFzVwGdm0b3FsoS4GYaoxgEbSN4DkuNUgPh-d4ZTxn8YLDw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVljKyYmBNY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I wrote &#8216;O.K., Meet Me Underwater&#8217; entirely around one of my favorite drum grooves &#8211; there&#8217;s just something so funky and special about that beat. The general theme of the song is about the pain and acceptance of change within interpersonal relationships.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jay Som has more tour dates coming up, including a West Coast co-headline tour with Japanese Breakfast. See below to find a show near you, watch Jay Som&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001bkJ2ZeUZAY5O_HYzRpr77twwrMOlMqoS9LHAUK6b6UaXd8EuZ56Y__m-jOlAEeRrsnNMrxPN4V_6Ep6GdFmDMgXQLp96o-suhQz53TDTybyMYz5t7ykgD_Hnlc8ZgbBZeX8yNMHJlpwawSW51P2AAgo6NrlzoFbNJ3jAwIKsfOTjM55r_FKJuh_wpG439BLSLWYTT11Vyiw=&amp;c=hiy2TtisQoXv1Tn2lbtI-VCAx_fpghOQ9jsMUdjJQ2e62A8clOLhVg==&amp;ch=r58KxcCvFzVwGdm0b3FsoS4GYaoxgEbSN4DkuNUgPh-d4ZTxn8YLDw==\"><em>NPR<\/em> Tiny Desk<\/a> for a sneak peek of what to expect live, and get your tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001bkJ2ZeUZAY5O_HYzRpr77twwrMOlMqoS9LHAUK6b6UaXd8EuZ56Y_4kY5bdvOX2MZHW_3nBVHZIg3CZeeHPG5mGEV73RnSSKpZHeOis3e0DySCwQGY6_0OsSJbkU8-b80OASOmXefIiR1p6spo5a5hhW6e9-PTPOApL2ErGbytPfjiwn8OePKg==&amp;c=hiy2TtisQoXv1Tn2lbtI-VCAx_fpghOQ9jsMUdjJQ2e62A8clOLhVg==&amp;ch=r58KxcCvFzVwGdm0b3FsoS4GYaoxgEbSN4DkuNUgPh-d4ZTxn8YLDw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Som&#8217;s remarkable debut album &#8216;Everybody Works&#8217; is out now, and received &#8220;Best of 2017&#8221; round-up nods from the likes of <em>NPR Music, Village Voice&#8217;s Pazz &amp; Jop, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, Paste, Consequence of Sound, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, SPIN, Newsweek, Exclaim!, Under The Radar<\/em> and many more. Purchase it on vinyl, CD, cassette or digitally <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001bkJ2ZeUZAY5O_HYzRpr77twwrMOlMqoS9LHAUK6b6UaXd8EuZ56Y_31YlJs05_MDrUJdKq_mNGuHbH-r48D_vrTFMvAQZVLS5UVHp0QXoqauw1adql8D6mN_sH5fwfESAUfx-TMSq_ZND7qy83PNnH6IjKTUPfPIfAGoyDgqh7RlaEUyh11Q1A==&amp;c=hiy2TtisQoXv1Tn2lbtI-VCAx_fpghOQ9jsMUdjJQ2e62A8clOLhVg==&amp;ch=r58KxcCvFzVwGdm0b3FsoS4GYaoxgEbSN4DkuNUgPh-d4ZTxn8YLDw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> via Polyvinyl Records (N.A.)\/Double Denim (EU\/UK\/Japan)\/Inertia (AUS).<\/p>\n<h3>Tour dates<\/h3>\n<p>02\/04 &#8211; Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater @ GIRLSCHOOL<br \/>\n02\/15 &#8211; Seattle, WA @ Neumos #% [SOLD OUT]<br \/>\n02\/16 &#8211; Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret #% [SOLD OUT]<br \/>\n02\/17 &#8211; Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom @ Sabertooth<br \/>\n02\/19 &#8211; Reno, NV @ The Holland Project #%<br \/>\n02\/21 &#8211; San Jose, CA @ The Ritz #%<br \/>\n02\/22 &#8211; San Francisco, CA @ Gray Area Art &amp; Technology Theater @ Noise Pop #% [SOLD OUT]<br \/>\n02\/23 &#8211; Fresno, CA @ Strummer&#8217;s #%<br \/>\n02\/24 &#8211; Pomona, CA @ The Glass House #% [SOLD OUT]<br \/>\n06\/15 &#8211; Dublin, Ireland @ Donnybrook Stadium $<br \/>\n# w\/ Japanese Breakfast<br \/>\n% w\/ Hand Habits<br \/>\n$ w\/ The National<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jay Som &#8211; singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Melina Duterte &#8211; released her breakout debut album &#8216;Everybody Works&#8217; to critical acclaim last year. She has <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28046\" title=\"Jay Som releases 7&#8243; + shares B-Side &#8216;O.K., Meet Me Underwater&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,28,30],"tags":[6737,7132,7131,7074],"class_list":["post-28046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-jay-som","tag-meet-me-underwater","tag-o-k","tag-pirouette"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fGTonAY.jpg?fit=2500%2C1667&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-7im","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27834,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27834","url_meta":{"origin":28046,"position":0},"title":"Jay Som announces &#8216;Pirouette&#8217; 7&#8243; single","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"January 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Jay Som - singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Melina Duterte - has\u00a0announced new material from the 'Everybody Works' sessions: a 7\" entitled 'Pirouette' featuring brand new tracks\u00a0Pirouette\u00a0and\u00a0O.K., Meet Me Underwater. 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