Jools welcomes to the show Leeds-born soul-rooted artist Corinne Bailey Rae, who performs a couple of songs from her her years-in-the-making Black Rainbows project; neo-soul singer and prolific songwriter Cleo Sol with two tracks, one of which is taken from her album Heaven; London-based group Bombay Bicycle Club, who perform their track I Want to Be Your Only Pet from their sixth album, My Big Day; 19-year-old Sekou from Leicestershire, who performs his single Better Man; Dublin's CMAT, who performs her song Whatever’s Inconvenient from her second album Crazymad, for Me; and Barking's Billy Bragg, who performs a rendition of A New England.

Meanwhile, joining Jools at the piano for a chat are broadcasters Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw, here to discuss their podcast Sidetracked on BBC Sounds.