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Jalen Ngonda announces second album ‘Doctrine Of Love’
It’ll be released via Daptone Records in June.
Breakout soul star Jalen Ngonda has returned with the news that his second LP, ‘Doctrine Of Love’, is due to arrive on 5th June via Daptone Records.
The follow-up to his 2023 debut ‘Come Around And Love Me’, this new record promises to elevate his modern take on a timeless sound to new heights, incorporating elements of ’50s New Orleans R&B, folk-rock, and girl group pop into his now-signature early ’70s soul stylings.
Introducing us to the world of ‘Doctrine Of Love’ is its James Brown-inspired title track, which Jalen wrote “when [he] was trying to do anything to get out of the studio.”
Explaining more about the album’s central concept, he has explained: “‘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.
“The Doctrine Of Love holds that every thought and action should be guided first by compassion for others, because love is the highest measure of human worth.”
Listen to ‘Doctrine Of Love’ and dive into its full tracklist below.
‘Doctrine of Love’ tracklist:
1. Anyone In Love
2. Doctrine Of Love
3. Mr. Train Conductor
4. Burning Temptation
5. Love Is Gone
6. I Can’t Ever Leave You
7. Hannah, What’s the Matter?
8. Good Good Love
9. Hang It On The Shelf
10. Taken Out Of The Picture
What’s more, Jalen will be taking ‘Doctrine Of Love’ on tour this year for an extensive run of international dates, including stops in Australia, the UK and Europe; dig into his full 2026 live schedule below.
MARCH 2026
04 Perth, The Astor Theatre
06 Melbourne, Forum Melbourne
07 Adelaide, WOMADelaide
08 Meredith, Golden Plains
10 Newtown, Enmore Theatre
APRIL 2026
22 York, York Barbican
25 Oxford, O2 Academy Oxford
27 Sheffield, Octagon
29 Margate, The Drill Shed
MAY 2026
03 Liverpool, Liverpool Sound City
04 Cheltenham, Cheltenham Jazz Festival
05 Leicester, O2 Academy Leicester
11 Rouen, Le 106
12 Luxembourg City, Den Atelier
19 Strasbourg, La Laiterie
JUNE 2026
26 St. Gallen, OpenAir St. Gallen
28 Milton Keynes, SMK Live Festival
JULY 2026
04 Glynde, Love Supreme
10 Rotterdam, NN North Sea Jazz Festival
11 Madrid, Mad Cool
12 Birmingham, Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul
17 Pori, Pori Jazz
24 Suffolk, Latitude Festival
AUGUST 2026
05 Rome, Casa del Jazz
07 Locorotondo, Masseria Ferragnano
13 Oslo, Øyafestivalen
14 Gothenburg, Way Out West
30 Portsmouth, Victorious Festival
OCTOBER 2026
02 Amsterdam, Paradiso
03 Groningen, De Oosterpoort
05 Cologne, Carlswerk Victoria
06 Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
08 Paris, L’Olympia
09 Lille, L’Aéronef
11 Munich, Muffathalle
12 Zurich, X-Tra
14 Berlin, Huxleys
15 Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit 36
16 Copenhagen, Amager Bio
24 Bristol, O2 Academy
27 Bournemouth, O2 Academy
28 London, O2 Academy Brixton
NOVEMBER 2026
01 Leeds, Project House
02 Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
03 Manchester, Academy
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