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Episode 2

Jools Holland hosts performances from Mary J Blige, Marianne Faithfull, Band of Skulls, Hozier and First Aid Kit, plus Idris Elba talks about his latest musical project.

Joining Jools is New York's Mary J Blige who returns to the show for the fifth time to debut tracks from her forthcoming album, The London Sessions, which came about after she spent a month in the city working with recent collaborators Disclosure and Sam Smith, along with the likes of Naughty Boy and Emeli Sande.

Another homage to London comes from Marianne Faithfull who performs songs from her album Give My Love to London, which features tracks co-written with the likes of Nick Cave, Roger Waters and Anna Calvi, the last of whom joins Marianne on their song Falling Back.

From Southampton, a Later debut for rock trio Band of Skulls with songs from their third album, Himalayan, and there is another debut for Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, whose first album is released shortly. Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg aka First Aid Kit also debut on the show with songs from their second album, Stay Gold.

Joining Jools for a chat is actor, DJ and musical enthusiast Idris Elba, who talks about the album he's conceived and produced called Mi Mandela, which explores the music of South Africa he discovered whilst shooting The Long Walk to Freedom.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Mary J. Blige

    Right Now

  • First Aid Kit

    My Silver Lining

  • Band of Skulls

    Himalayan

  • Marianne Faithfull

    Falling Back (feat. Anna Calvi)

  • Hozier

    Take Me To Church

  • Mary J. Blige

    Therapy

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jools Holland
Director Janet Fraser-Crook
Producer Alison Howe
Executive Producer Mark Cooper
Performer Mary J Blige
Performer Marianne Faithfull
Performer Band of Skulls
Performer Hozier
Performer First Aid Kit
Interviewed Guest Idris Elba

Broadcasts

Behind the scenes at Later... with Jools Holland 25 at the Royal Albert Hall

Behind the scenes at Later... with Jools Holland 25 at the Royal Albert Hall

Take a sneak peak backstage at our spectacular show celebrating 25 years