Episode 1

Jools welcomes the return of British rock legends Skunk Anansie to perform a couple of songs from their long-awaited album The Painful Truth. Jools also chats to their iconic frontwoman, Skin, at the piano.

London-born musician and multi-award-winning star of stage and screen Cynthia Erivo performs a track from her solo album I Forgive You and joins Jools at the piano to chat and perform a special Beach Boys cover.

Having first made her debut on the show in 2023 and given an earth-shatteringly powerful performance at Jools’ Annual Hootenanny, Irish singer-songwriter CMAT returns with two songs from her forthcoming third album, EURO-COUNTRY.

Completing the line-up are two contrasting artists both making their UK TV debuts. South London-based goth rock auteur Jojo Orme, aka Heartworms, performs her track Extraordinary Wings from her album Glutton for Punishment, and from Vermont, folk artist Sam Amidon performs a Lou Reed track he has reimagined on his album Salt River.