Melina Duterte isn't the same person she once was. Years spent producing for stellar artists across rock and pop, working with some of the most acclaimed producers in the game, and a stint touring the world as part of boygenius' backing band have transformed her into one of the most trusted and inspiring musicians in the alternative scene. Now, she's back with the first solo Jay Som album in six years, 'Belong', a record that pays tribute to influences both past and present to create something genuine, heartfelt and electric.

Compared to 2019's 'Anak Ko', a laid-back ode to lo-fi, 'Belong' is an explosive re-entry. Hints of that stripped-back bedroom-pop float into the tracklist in the form of snarling 'What You Need' and fuzzed-out closer 'Want It All', but it's in the anthemic highs and tearjerking lows that 'Belong' really fills its form.