Jalen Ngonda announces his sophomore album, Doctrine of Love, with the release of the title track. The Daptone artist has reconnected with producers Vince Chiarito and Michael Buckley to continue their exploration of ’60s and ’70s pop styles. “Doctrine Of Love” is modern-day soul shouting. He shared the process towards “Doctrine Of Love” in a press release.
“I wrote that track when I was trying to do anything to get out of the studio. I was listening to a lot of James Brown at the time, and that was an inspiration. ‘Doctrine,’ to me, was a word no one ever uses. I took it to be like a certificate, the ‘Certificate of Love’—look, I think maybe I meant ‘doctorate,’ but we wrote it and recorded it and now it’s a whole thing. I just write the song. The listener can interpret it however they want.”
Doctrine Of Love has expectations after the critical success of Ngonda’s debut, Come Around and Love Me. The new album is just as committed to Ngonda’s gospel roots and pop history with a contemporary lens. The release date is June 5th, and Ngonda is currently appearing at various European festivals and will go on a headlining tour in the fall.
