Everybody Works

Everybody Works is the second studio album by indie music artist Jay Som, released on March 10, 2017^[1] by Double Denim Records and Polyvinyl Record Co.^[2] Everybody Works has received acclaim from music critics.

Everybody Works
Studio album by Jay Som
Released	March 10, 2017
Genre	Bedroom pop indie rock
Length	35:31
Label	Double Denim Polyvinyl
Producer	Melina Duterte
Jay Som chronology
Turn Into (2015) Everybody Works (2017) Anak Ko (2019)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10[3]
Metacritic	82/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
American Songwriter	[6]
The A.V. Club	B[7]
Consequence of Sound	B[8]
DIY	[9]
Exclaim!	8/10[10]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[11]
PopMatters	8/10[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Everybody Works received an average score of 82, based on 12 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[4] Judy Berman, writing for Pitchfork, gave Everybody Works a positive review, stating, "Everybody Works is a careful, wise, and excellent album. It's not bedroom pop because it sounds a certain way, but because it feels so intimate"; she gave the album a "Best New Music" designation.^[11] Jody Amable, writing for Consequence of Sound, said, "Everybody Works is the next logical half-step from her Polyvinyl debut, Turn Into. That record was a hushed affair, mainly carried out in either softly-delivered vocals or a dose of distortion. The tender tendencies are still there, but she's singing with slightly more force than last time. Jay Som has built upon her established identity as a skilled songwriter with a long future ahead of her to craft a varied and vibrant record that's a steady, reliably smart listen from start to end."^[8]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
Exclaim	Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2017	7	[13]
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	26	[14]
	The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s	165	[15]
Stereogum	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	23	[16]
Paste	The 50 Best Albums of 2017	1	[17]
Rolling Stone	50 Best Albums of 2017	29	[18]
Entertainment Weekly	The 25 Best Albums of 2017	20	[19]
Consequence of Sound	Top 50 Albums of 2017	48	[20]
Under the Radar	Top 100 Albums of 2017	25	[21]
Billboard	50 Best Albums of 2017	46	[22]
Clash	50 Best albums of 2017	46	[23]

Track listing

CD pressing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lipstick Stains"	1:51
2.	"The Bus Song"	3:36
3.	"Remain"	2:19
4.	"1 Billion Dogs"	2:44
5.	"One More Time, Please"	3:42
6.	"Baybee"	3:45
7.	"(Bedhead)"	3:25
8.	"Take It"	3:19
9.	"Everybody Works"	3:28
10.	"For Light"	7:22
Total length:		35:31

All tracks are written by Melina Duterte.

Personnel

• Melina Duterte – vocals, guitar, keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), piano (1, 2, 5, 10), bass (2-6, 8-10), drums (2-6, 8-10), percussion (2, 5, 8, 9), accordion (1, 10), trumpet (2, 10)
• Zachary Elsasser – vocals on 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
• Oliver Pinnell – vocals on 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
• Dylan Allard – vocals on 2, 3, 8, 9, 10

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24]	17
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25]	46