Turn Into is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jay Som. It was originally released through Topshelf Records, later releasing on July 22, 2016 through Polyvinyl. The album was recorded in her bedroom from March 2014 to October 2015. Consisting of nine tracks and a duration of around thirty-two minutes, it was entirely written and produced by Duterte.
After writing and sharing songs for a number of years under various pseudonyms dating back to middle school, Bay Area multi-instrumentalist Melina Duterte released this "collection of finished and unfinished songs" in October 2015.[1][3] Duterte wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed all the songs by herself in her bedroom.[4][5] Which by her account were somewhat randomly selected from about three years of material,[1][6] and would get her a record deal withPolyvinyl.[7] It would later be released through the aforementioned label.[8] The album also is classified as an indie rock record.[9][10]
Marcy Donelson of AllMusic felt that the album was "likely to appeal to admirers of similarly discovered lo-fi artists like Alex G and Elvis Depressedly, Turn Into marks Jay Som as an act to watch for fans of the style." and gave it a 3 out of 5 stars.[1] While Pitchfork's Quinn Moreland would give it an 8.2 out of 10, writing "a kaleidoscopic collection of dream pop touching on multiple moods."[2] Christopher Laird of PopMatters would give it an 8 out 10, citing "[her] layers are exciting, tones are quirky, and the melodies are creative. From beginning to end, guitar parts pop out of nowhere to announce a chorus or to explode into a bombastic finale."[11]
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