Jalen Ngonda announces debut album on Daptone Records + shares new video for title track

JALEN NGONDA ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM & SHARES TITLE TRACK ANNOUNCES GLOBAL FALL TOUR KICKING OFF SEPTEMBER 5TH COME AROUND AND LOVE ME OUT SEPTEMBER 8TH VIA DAPTONE RECORDS

Jalen Ngonda by Rosie Cohe "Come Around And Love Me (single)" WATCH: https://youtu.be/LWuMNsVkpMk LISTEN: https://daptone.ffm.to/jalenngonda.HEW Come Around And Love Me PRE-ORDER/SAVE: https://daptone.ffm.to/jalenngonda.OPR (June 29, 2023) - London, by-way-of-DC musician Jalen Ngonda announces his debut album for Daptone Records, Come Around And Love Me, out September 8th. His debut full-length, which he's teased over the course of the last year since the start of his tenure with the label, includes three well-received singles “What A Difference She Made,” “Just Like You Used To,” and “If You Don’t Want My Love," which NPR described as "a sweet, sunshiny serenade invites the funk-threaded spirit of rock and roll." Along with the album's announcement, Jalen shares another gleaming example of what listeners can expect from his debut with the release of the album's title track and its accompanying visual directed by Casey Liu. "Come Around And Love Me" offers another glimpse into the expanse of Jalen's vision for his debut, with his voice complementing production nods to the sounds of early 70's Motown while singing about the early stages of a relationship, and seeking that sign from another person to jump all the way into the love you feel without any fear. Speaking about the new track, Jalen says, "it was written late 2021 as soon as it was possible to fly to the USA after lockdown I jumped on a plane and we got to work! The song is about taking a chance in spite of the surrounding doubts.” Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, Jalen wrote and recorded the album with the help of producers/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires). Jalen's approach to music, and his debut, centers on his deep reverence of the Motown records he grew up with and his appreciation for the timeless soul music of the 20th century, while recognizing that he's able to bring a distinctly 21st-century point of view to those sounds. Come Around And Love Me distills those two timelines into a stunning debut record of modern soul and R&B from one of the powerhouse new voices in the genre. At 28, Jalen’s resume reads more like that of a seasoned veteran: He has performed at New York City’s Summer Stage Festival, Pickathon, Newport Folk Festival, opened for Laura Mvula and Lauryn Hill at the Montreal Jazz Festival, sold-out houses on his own in Germany, the UK and Switzerland. After garnering rave reviews and thrilling audiences with his powerful solo performance in support of Thee Sacred Souls’ US tour, Jalen rejoined their European tour finishing with them in Rotterdam at the end of April, culminating with a sold-out headline show of his own at London's Moth Club earlier this month. This Fall, he’ll embark on a North American tour run with his full band, adding a new dynamic to his already-impeccable live show. Tickets are available here. Check out "Come Around and Love Me" above, see more info on Jalen and his debut below, and stay tuned for more Jalen Ngonda coming soon.

Upcoming Tour Dates: 09/05 - Asheville, NC @ Grey /Eagle 09/06 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West 09/07 - Durham, NC @ Motorco 09/08 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern 09/11 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair 09/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ MilkBoy 09/14 - Baltimore, MD @ 8x10 09/15 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat 09/16 - New York, NY @ Racket 09/18 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe 09/19 - Detroit, MI @ El Club 09/21 - Evanston, IL @ SPACE 09/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line 09/27 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall 09/28 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre 09/30 - Ft. Collins, CO @ The Armory 10/01 - Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room 10/03 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic 10/05 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou's 10/06 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre 10/07 - Portland, OR @ The Jack London Revue 10/09 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel 10/10 - Sacramento, CA @ Starlet Room 10/11 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew 10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gold Diggers 10/15 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah 10/16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit 10/18 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Arts Collective  10/19 - Austin, TX @ Empire Garage Control Room 10/20 - Houston, TX @ Axlerad 10/22 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East 11/01 - Glasgow, SCT @ King Tut’s 11/02 - Liverpool, UK @ Jimmy's 11/04 - Birmingham, UK @ O Institutes 11/06 - Bristol, UK @ Exchange 11/07 - London, UK @ Jazz Cafe 11/08 - Rotterdam, NL @ Bird 11/09 - Paris, FR @ Cafe De La Danse

Jalen Ngonda Come Around and Love Me Daptone Records September 8, 2023  1. Come Around and Love Me 2. If You Don’t Want My Love 3. Lost 4. That’s All I Wanted From You 5. Please Show Me 6. Just Like You Used To 7. What A Difference She Made 8. Give Me Another Day 9. So Glad I Found You 10. It Takes A Fool 11. Rapture