Radio Times: Review by:; Jack Seale

Radio 2 darling she might be, but there’s always been a lot more to Pakistan-born singer/songwriter Rumer than chocolate vowels and tasteful arrangements. Take her new LP: it contains a cover of Jimmy Webb’s gorgeous curio PF Sloan, which the master songwriter recorded himself in 1970. Webb is on hand to help Rumer sing it here.

Certain to be bending Webb’s ear after the show is Kevin Rowland, who is back under the Dexys banner for the first time since 1985. The new sound is restrained, velvet-lined soul, but Rowland’s words are more fiery than ever.

Also in Jools’s circus of virtuosity are Devon-based troubadour Ben Howard, whose acoustic guitar work should be impressive; Hot Chip; and a major treat for folk aficionados in the form of June Tabor and Oysterband.

About this programme

5/6. Kevin Rowland's Dexys - minus the Midnight Runners - perform material from One Day I'm Going to Soar, their first album in 27 years. Hot Chip return to the studio with tracks from fifth album In Our Heads, while Rumer performs her new single PF Sloan with the song's writer Jimmy Webb. Ben Howard makes his debut on the show, and there is also an appearance by June Tabor & Oysterband, who released their album Ragged Kingdom in 2011 after more than 20 years apart. An extended edition can be seen on Friday at 11.50pm.