Anak Ko

Anak Ko (meaning "My Child" in the Tagalog language) is the third studio album by American indie musician Jay Som, released on August 23, 2019 by Polyvinyl.^[1]

Anak Ko
Studio album by Jay Som
Released	August 23, 2019
Length	34:21
Label	Polyvinyl
Producer	Melina Duterte
Jay Som chronology
Everybody Works (2017) Anak Ko (2019)
Singles from Anak Ko
"Superbike" Released: June 4, 2019 "Tenderness" Released: July 11, 2019 "Nighttime Drive" Released: August 8, 2019

Background

"Superbike" was released as the album's first single on June 4, 2019. The album was announced on the same day and a pre-order for the album was also made available.^[2] Tour dates were also revealed on the same day.^[3]

"Tenderness" was released as the album's second single on July 11, 2019, alongside a music video directed by Weird Life.^[4]

"Nighttime Drive" was released as the album's third single on August 8, 2019, alongside a music video directed by Han Hale in which Duterte and her band are investigating alien life forms.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.8/10[6]
Metacritic	82/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Consequence of Sound	B+[9]
DIY	[10]
Exclaim!	8/10[11]
NME	[12]
The Observer	[13]
Pitchfork	7.3/10[14]
PopMatters	8/10[15]
Rolling Stone	[16]
Slant Magazine	[17]

Anak Ko received universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 82, based on nineteen reviews.^[7]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Consequence of Sound	Top 50 Albums of 2019	35	[18]

Track listing

Credits adapted from iTunes.^[19] All tracks written and produced by Melina Duterte.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"If You Want It"	3:13
2.	"Superbike"	3:53
3.	"Peace Out"	4:16
4.	"Devotion"	3:32
5.	"Nighttime Drive"	3:13
6.	"Tenderness"	4:01
7.	"Anak Ko"	3:38
8.	"Crown"	4:38
9.	"Get Well"	3:57
Total length:		34:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Anak Ko.^[20]

• Melina Duterte – vocals, instruments, recording, mixing
• Zachary Elsasser – drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Justus Proffit – drums (tracks 3, 9), vocals (track 3)
• Oliver Pinnell – guitar (tracks 2, 7, 8), vocals (tracks 3, 4)
• Taylor Vick – vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6)
• Laetitia Tamko – vocals (tracks 3, 4)
• Dylan Allard – vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7)
• Annie Truscott – violin (track 5), guitar (track 9), vocals (track 9)
• Nicholas Merz – pedal steel (track 9)
• Heba Kadry – mastering
• María Medem – artwork
• Tim Reynolds - layout