Jalen Ngonda starts summer with the ’60s soul-styled single “Come Around And Love Me” from his forthcoming debut album. The Daptone Records artist released the video today vide that he stars in with his guitar. The Marvin Gaye influence is a warm throwback feeling that Ngonda confidently brings into the 21st century. He describes the tune in a press statement:
“It was written in 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.”
The DC native who makes London his home, recorded “Come Around And Love Me” in Brooklyn with producers and arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito of Charles Bradley’s Extraordinaires. Ngonda’s proudly claims his love of Motown and classic soul and those sounds will be on his debut. The album is also named Come Around And Love Me and has a release date of September 8th. He is going on a tour of some European cities this summer more than 20 North American cities in the fall. Tickets are available for both tours.
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 @ 8×10
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
