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LA-based Jay Som – aka Melina Duterte – will release her second record Anak Ko later this month – which you can pre-order NOW. Ahead of release she has shared brand new single “Nighttime Drive”, a restless road song, but one with a sense of contentedness and composure, which “basically encapsulated my entire life for the past two years,” explains Duterte—always moving, but “accepting it, being a little stronger from it.” She sings, memorably, of “shoplifting at the Whole Foods.” Duterte focused more on bass this time, “I just wanted to make a more groovy record”.

You can watch the comical, paranormal video above, which director Han Hale describes as “a homage to the song’s namesake; the song is about being a band on the road and the comradery involved.” Melina adds, “I feel like Han’s style and vision for the video worked so well with the track and what it means to me, kind of a freaky juxtaposition – especially the added layer of alien activity.” Check out the video where Melina-fast asleep in the van en route to a gig-dreams that her and her bandmates go full-on X-Files and have an alien encounter. 

Jay Som just performed at Pitchfork Festival and Fujirock in Japan, and now she’s preparing to bring Anak Ko on the road for a massive international tour with a visit to the UK in November. All dates are on-sale now – find a show near you and get tickets HERE.