The highly anticipated debut album, "Come Around and Love Me", from Jalen Ngonda was
finally released last Friday (8 Sep '23) exactly a year after the first
single "Just Like You Used To" from it was presented. In total six tracks
have been released as singles with a few of them featuring on 7"
vinyl.
The album is/was available on vinyl but all
Daptone's copies have sold out so you will have to hunt a copy down from a dealer.
There appear to be some still available via
Bandcamp.
Most definitely another to be filed as a contender for album of the year in
the company of other retro style albums from October London, Bobby Harden
& The Soulful Saints and possibly The Sextones whose album is due in a
couple of weeks.
Jalen Ngonda grew up on the outskirts of Washington D.C. (Wheaton, MD)
and began musical studies in grade school, where he dabbled in violin,
ultimately moving on to the guitar and piano. He is from a musical family
and gained inspiration from listening to his father’s collection of Motown
albums.
He, like so many before him, cut his teeth in the church where he
played organ which helped him raise funds to send him to the
Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts in 2014, He currently
resides in London.
He was spotted by Daptone co-founder Neal Sugarman whilst
performing a chance, last minute, slot for Jools Holland and he
was duly signed and an album was planned but unfortunately it
occurred the month before Covid-19 lock down.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
Click icons below for further information or to connect with the
artist.
| Rating: | 9 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Retro Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital / Vinyl |
| Label: | Daptone Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 08/09/2023 |
| Price: | £7.99 / $24.99 |
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Magnificent album. A new Marvin Gaye may have been born, although I think Marvin is and will remain unique!!!
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