Double-bill full of unruly dream-pop
Jay Som recorded all the instruments for her debut album âTurn Intoâ herself, in her bedroom in San Francisco. She maintains that DIY method for her second album âEverybody Worksâ too, where she fuses lo-fi rock with energetic punk and dreamy folk. With this album, she wants to convert her frustrations and negative energy into something positive: âThis is a note to myself: everybody's trying their best on their own set of problems and goals. We're all working for something.â Â Pitchfork picked the album up right away as âbest new musicâ.Â
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Singer Pitou, from Amsterdam, surprised with her self-titled debut EP. Her distinctive voice, unique songs and harmonic vocals are inspired by Bulgarian choral song, the music of Sparklehorse and Joni Mitchell. This year will see the release of her second EP, which she says has a dark side to it though there is still room for the requisite dose of humour.Â
In the press
âMelina Duterte's careful, wise, and excellent album is the rare debut that expands the borders of a genre. It's not bedroom-pop because it sounds a certain way, but because it feels so intimate.â â Pitchfork on Everybody Works - Jay SomâShe crafts intelligent folk-pop that balances the darkness and light of human emotion.â - The Independent on Pitou