Jason Joshua And The Penrose Scholars - Language Of Love / La Vida Es Fría - Penrose

Jason Joshua And The Penrose Scholars

Language Of Love / La Vida Es Fría

Penrose

PRS 1003

Release Date - 1st August 2020

Penrose Records is a new imprint by Daptone showcasing the most exciting acts emerging on the SoCal souldies scene today.

Note this is the repress 45

Since exploding onto the scene with his debut 45, “Rosegold” and it’s anthemic follow-up, “I Don’t Care," Jason Joshua has built a dedicated following for his distinctive latin-soul sound and his notoriously titillating live performances. Following a string of homegrown Miami recordings with the Beholders on his own Mango Hill Records, Jason hopped the plane to Riverside to gather the Penrose Scholars for a session with his friend Bosco Mann, where he was eager to prove that just like a record, there’s more than one side to a man: “Language of Love” finds an ebullient Jayjo bubbling over an uptempo, guiro-laced latin-soul groove, while on the flip, “La Vida es Fría” slows to a dark crawl over which his Bataan-esque bilingual croons of cold-world sadness intertwine with mournful violins. But there is a glimmer of hope in the end as he enjoins us, We can work it out / If you know what I’m talking about...