Anak Ko

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Anak Ko
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2019
Length34:21
Label Polyvinyl
Producer Melina Duterte
Jay Som chronology
Everybody Works
(2017)
Anak Ko
(2019)
Singles from Anak Ko
  1. "Superbike"
    Released: June 4, 2019
  2. "Tenderness"
    Released: July 11, 2019
  3. "Nighttime Drive"
    Released: August 8, 2019

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]

Contents

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
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10 [6]
Metacritic 82/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Consequence of Sound B+ [9]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Exclaim! 8/10 [11]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [14]
PopMatters 8/10 [15]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2019
35

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
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]

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