Jules the Lion returns with something enduring. His new single “Love After Love” is a reclamation of the heart. It is a slow-burning, soulful hip-hop ballad that radiates the warm glow of rediscovery, the kind of track that reminds listeners why love songs exist in the first place. Sensual, honest, and steeped in lived experience, it marks a defining moment in the Los Angeles artist’s creative journey and personal evolution.
A self-described “pansexual sonic lovechild of Marvin Gaye and Ms. Lauryn Hill,” Jules the Lion occupies a rare position in today’s R&B, soul, and hip-hop ecosystem. He carries the emotional clarity of a poet, the velvet tone of a classic crooner, and the lyrical depth of an emcee raised on truth. Growing up in 1990s LA, he spent his Sundays immersed in gospel harmonies at church and his weekday bus rides vibing to gangsta rap en route to Venice Beach basketball courts. His artistry reflects this duality. Sacred meets street. Tender meets unfiltered. Identity meets rhythm. Every note bears his imprint.
“Love After Love” sits at the intersection of these influences. Produced, mixed, and mastered by award-winning musician Tom Goss, the track is smooth, sultry, and exquisitely polished. Goss wraps the song in soft soul textures, shimmering harmonics, and a warm analog glow that feels like sunlight piercing through the final clouds after an endless storm. It’s nostalgic without being derivative, modern without losing its timelessness. The craftsmanship elevates Jules’s vocal performance, which lands somewhere between longing and gratitude. You hear the ache of what he survived and the awe of what he has found.
“When I met the girl who healed my heart, I had to write her this song,” Jules shares. That sentence alone reveals the emotional DNA of “Love After Love”. It’s a tribute to the kind of connection that feels both fated and restorative, the once-in-a-lifetime sensation many fear they’ll never feel again. Jules turns that rediscovery into a lush, intimate soundscape for lovers of all kinds. His lyrics balance sensuality with spirituality, acknowledging that the most powerful love often arrives after suffering. It’s a deep exhale set to music.
As the title track of his forthcoming EP Love After Love, the single also signals a new chapter in his artistic growth. The project traces his journey from heartbreak to wholeness, mapping the internal rebirth that makes new love possible. Across the EP, Jules blends bar-for-bar honesty with velvety vocal lines, all while honoring his unapologetically queer identity. His perspective is expansive and inclusive. His music creates a space where everyone can feel seen and held, regardless of who they love or how they identify. In a genre often constrained by rigid narratives, Jules’s openness is a quiet revolution.
What makes “Love After Love” so compelling is this authenticity. Jules writes from a place shaped by being Black, queer, and raised in a city of contradictions. He writes from the heartbreak he endured and the healing he embraced. He writes from memories of gospel’s uplift and hip hop’s urgency. And though he cites Ms. Lauryn Hill as his greatest influence, the calm confidence — the “chill daddy energy,” as he calls it — is entirely his own.
The song’s emotional architecture reflects this sophistication. Rather than leaning on cliché declarations of devotion, Jules explores the phenomenon of rediscovery itself. He captures that moment when the heart, once armored, cracks open again. The moment when touch feels sacred instead of frightening. The moment when someone new feels familiar in the best possible way. His voice carries this duality of passion and peace, making “Love After Love” a ballad of both surrender and strength.
More than a love song, the track stands as a statement of becoming. It suggests that love is not only about who we meet, but who we evolve into through honest connection. It frames affection as both a journey and a destination. For Jules, the process of learning to love again mirrors the process of stepping fully into his identity as an artist and as a human being.
With “Love After Love”, Jules the Lion extends an invitation. It is an intimate experience filled with warmth, openness, and self-renewal. It is a reminder that healing is possible, that joy is contagious, and that music can be a bridge back to ourselves. This single is not simply the start of a new era for Jules — it is a testament to his profound truth. A truth rooted in courage, clarity, and the radical act of loving again.
“Love After Love” is available now, offering listeners a soulful refuge and a beautiful reminder: after every storm, the sun still rises. And sometimes, it rises in the form of a song.
