{"title":"JALEN NGONDA Dec2024","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"jalen-ngonda-just-like-you-used-to-what-a-difference-she-made","title":"Jalen Ngonda - Just Like You Used To\/What A Difference She Made","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 7\" Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: DAP1144\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 823134114418  \u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 28 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Soul\/Funk\/R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack in: Dec 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresently residing in the UK, Jalen grew up just outside of Washington D.C.. At the tender age of 11 Jalen's father introduced him to the joys of soul music, of which he soaked up like a thirsty sponge, guiding him on the path to become the remarkable artist that he is today. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith this inaugural single Jalen delivers two sides of mid-tempo magic that will make you feel his Motown roots rather than wearing them on his sleeve. 'Just Like You Used To' drops with groove and vibe in equal measure, providing the perfect foundation for Jalen's vocals to soar. 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Notwithstanding, Jalen eventually made it to Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY where he began writing and recording with the help of producer\/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and a crack team of a-list musicians from the Daptone family. The team skillfully blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with motown sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJalen has been writing songs since he was 14, and his compositions are also very much of these times. He explains, “I love music from the 20th century— I listen to it all the time, but Iʼm in this world and the 21st century. ...to a stranger, Iʼd describe my music as modern soul and R\u0026amp;B, while trying to fit in the Beach Boys and the Beatles somewhere in between.” Come Around and Love Me reveals how he creates a classic approach that is rooted in the sounds of revered pioneers, without falling into imitation–leaving no doubt that Jalen will continue to shine within the superlative, timeless musical tradition that is Daptoneʼs hallmark.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLIVE DATES: 8\/7 - North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam , Netherlands 20\/7 - Nice Jazz Festival, Nice, France\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12\/8 - FEST Festival, Chorzow, Poland 13\/8 - Winterthurer Musikfestwochen, Winterthur, Switzerland 01\/11 King Tut's, Glasgow, UK 02\/11 Jimmys, Liverpool, UK 04\/11 Institute 3, Birmingham, UK 6\/11 Exchange, Bristol, UK\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7\/11 Jazz Cafe, London, UK 8\/11 Bird, Rotterdam, UK 9\/11 Cafe de la Dance, Paris, France\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting 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\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. 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The track exudes charm and manifests positivity in a way rarely captured on today’s soul scene. \u003cbr\u003eOn the flip is the moody, previously unreleased beat-ballad, “What is Left to Do”, whose gorgeous strings, plaintive, call and response chorus and tasteful delay create the kind of subdued psychedelic that was coming out of Motown in the early 70’s. 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