JLS have teased details of their forthcoming comeback, confirming that, in addition to their tour, the group is working on a brand new studio album.
The band had been set to tour the UK last Fall, but were forced to put the plans on hold amid the pandemic.
Now, they’re heading out across the country in October/November – and the trek is set to be followed by JLS’ fifth studio album.
Singer Oritse Williams confirmed: “We’ve signed to BMG and when that flame was reignited for making new music, nothing could stop it. We’re putting together an album and a couple of singles.
“It feels like the time is right. And whatever this next chapter for us brings, JLS chapter two is very exciting.
“We get to be musicians and experiment in the studio and figure out what our sound is, because we don’t know what the JLS sound is in 2021.”
Added Marvin Humes: “We have got three, possibly four, tracks already down. In our opinion they are very good and when BMG heard those records and offered us a deal, we couldn’t refuse.
“We have loved being back, and hopefully we’ll work with some amazing people too.
“People like Ed Sheeran would be fantastic. We would like to reach out to him and see if we can cook something up with him, but already we’re working with great producers and writers, including Wayne Hector, who co-wrote Beat Again and Everybody In Love for us.”
And the group, also staring Aston merry gold and JB Gill, have been relying on their family’s opinions for their new music.
JB told The Sun: “The kids are the ones we now look for approval from. For me, my little boy Ace and daughter Chiara, they’re both so into music and if I play it to Ace and he’s like, ‘Hmm, yeah, I don’t like this one’, he makes it very well known.
“But at the same time I played him a couple of things that I haven’t necessarily been sure of myself and then Ace has really reacted to it … It’s actually a really good barometer because our families have always been close and have got our best interests at heart.”
JLS finished in second place on The X Factor UK in 2008 and released four studio albums, with hits including One Shot, The Club is Alive and Hottest Girl in the World.
The group parted ways in 2013, following the release of ‘Goodbye: The Greatest Hits’, but it was reported in late 2019 they planned to reunite.
