New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Later…with
Jools Holland returns for the third episode in this latest series, with another special guest sifting through the archives and chatting to Jools at his South London recording studios. This week, Jools chats to Dublin-born singer songwriter
Imelda May about her life and career, including the success of her latest album 11 Past The Hour.
11 Past The Hour topped the Official Irish Album Charts, making her the first Irish female solo artist to top the charts in over five years. Her new record and sixth studio album is the follow up to her spoken word EP Slip Of The Tongue, and features a star-studded array of guests including Ronnie Wood, Noel Gallagher and Miles Kane.
Having sifted through the Later… archive, Imelda discusses her top five performances from the show in which Kirsty MacColl, Joan Armatrading and Queens of the Stone Age all feature. From North London, British-Nigerian musician and actor
Little Simz returns to the show, with a performance of her latest track Woman. Woman features vocals from her fellow Londoner and previous collaborator, Cleo Sol. The music video for Woman marks
Little Simz' directorial debut and the song is taken from her much anticipated fourth studio album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - the follow-up to her critically acclaimed and Mercury Prize 2019 nominated, GREY Area LP. Jools also welcomes a rising star from Grantham, Holly Humberstone to perform a new song live in his studio. The hotly tipped singer-songwriter is fast gaining popularity following the release of her debut EP Falling Asleep At The Wheel, a slot supporting
Lewis Capaldi at Wembley last year and claiming runner up position for the BBC's Sound of 2021.
Finally, Scandinavian electro-pop princess, Sigrid, will treat viewers to a performance of her brand new song, Mirror, filmed in her hometown of Oslo, Norway.
Sigrid made her debut on the show back in 2017, with her breakthrough single Don't Kill My Vibe. The first two episodes of this current series of Later…with
Jools Holland are available to watch on BBC iPlayer and feature Jools in conversation with Noel Gallagher and
St. Vincent (currently BBC
Radio 6 Music's Artist in Residence), respectively, with archive performances from The Strokes, Sir Paul McCartney,
Al Green and
Lou Reed along with new performances from The
Black Keys, Jorja Smith,
Laura Mvula, Squid and Johnny Flynn.
