Jay Som

Jay Som shares "Rush," on tour with Mitski & Japanese Breakfast

Jay Som (the project of Bay Area musician Melina Duterte) is releasing her two-song “I Think You’re Alright” b/w “Rush” single this Friday (6/24) via Fat Possum (pre-order). You already heard the A-side, a very promising dose of quiet-LOUD indie rock with hints of the Death Cab/Rilo Kiley era, and now the B-side is out. This one’s a little different. It’s got a melody and chord progression that hearkens back to ’60s pop, and the kind of “bah-bah, bah” drumbeat you associate with classic surf rock. Like the A-side did, “Rush” does save room for an ever-so-brief grungy explosion. It’s good stuff, and you can listen below (via Stereogum).

Jay Som is on tour now with Japanese Breakfast (who announced her signing to Dead Oceans earlier today) and Mitski (who was already on Dead Oceans). The tour hit NYC earlier this week (6/20) at Bowery Ballroom, and it will do so again on July 27 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (sold out). Updated dates are listed below.

Mitski / Japanese Breakfast / Jay Som — 2016 Tour Dates
6/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
6/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMoca
6/25 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
6/26 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
6/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory)
6/29 – Birmingham, AL @ The Syndicate Lounge
7/1 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown
7/2 – Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
7/3 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
7/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
7/6 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room
7/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
7/8 – Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club
7/9 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
7/11 – Portland, OR @ Analog Theater
7/12 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
7/13 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
7/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
7/16 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
7/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
7/20 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
7/22 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
7/23 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
7/24 – Burlington, VT @ Monkey House
7/25 – Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery
7/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

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