Jay Som - Anak Ko (@polyvinylrecords) This feeling of looking backwards and gazing ahead can be heard on the first two tracks – “If You Want It” and “Superbike.” “If You Want It” is a backwards glance at an unappreciative relationship, wondering how someone can move on so quickly. Even as she reflects, she’s already thinking of the next thing, Speeding down the freeway, late at night, is a good image for Anak Ko. It’s mostly driving, forward, moving ahead, occasionally shooting glances at the rearview while simultaneously monitoring the glaring red tail lights up ahead. Listening to Anak Ko does give the uncanny sense of the familiar. Those familiar elements come so fast, so furious, however, that trying to track them will leave you feeling dazed. It’s like some surreal, futuristic collage, assembled from pieces of the past but then woven with neon, Christmas lights, and LEDs. Anak Ko is a perfect opportunity to assess the current state of music and creativity. Melinda Duterte largely works in a vacuum, delivering missives from her hermetically-sealed bedroom universe. She’s clearly well-versed and immersed in sounds both contemporary and influential. She’s got a firm understanding of the last 3 decades of indie rock, delivering lo-fi gauzy ethereal 4AD chills and thrills through a sharp, focused 21st Century lens. Yet she takes those pieces and makes them her own, creating chimerical indie pop songs that are both familiar and strange. I review @jaysomband's newest, Anak Ko, on the Emerald Tablet Collective blog. Winding down the year, assessing some of the best music from Los Angeles that's come out. Anyone have any other good releases from LA you'd like to recommend? Click the #linkinbio to read the full review! . #JaySom #AnakKo #MelanieDuterte #Polyvinyl #indie #indierock #indiemusic #90sindie #hyperpop #shoegaze #LosAngeles #LA #LaMusic #2019music #Bestof2019 #nostalgia #atemporality #albumreview #albumcover #music #musicdesign #musicjournalism #musiccritic #musiccriticism #albumreviewer #jsimpson #emeraldtabletcollective #Janus https://www.instagram.com/p/B5-nMesgnb_/?igshid=1ww66omcj1g9q
