''Anak Ko'' (meaning "My Child" in the

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) is the third studio album by American

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, released on August 23, 2019 by

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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. Tour dates were also revealed on the same day. "Tenderness" was released as the album's second single on July 11, 2019, alongside a music video directed by Weird Life. "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.

Critical reception

''Anak Ko'' received universal acclaim from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 82, based on nineteen reviews.

Accolades

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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. All tracks written and produced by

Melina Duterte Melina Mae Cortez Duterte (born March 25, 1994), better known by her stage name Jay Som, is an American, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing engineer. Her debut record ''Everybody Works'' was released o ...

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Anak Ko''. *

– vocals, instruments, recording, mixing * Zachary Elsasser – drums * Justus Proffit – drums , vocals * Oliver Pinell – guitar , vocals * Taylor Vick – vocals * Laetitia Tamko – vocals * Dylan Allard – vocals * Annie Truscott – violin , guitar , vocals * Nicholas Merz – pedal steel *

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– mastering * María Medem – artwork * Tim Reynolds - layout

References

External links

2019 albums Jay Som albums Polyvinyl Record Co. albums {{2010s-album-stub