Jenny on Holiday: Quicksand Heart review

(Transgressive)In Jenny Hollingworth’s first solo venture, her singular songwriting powers shine in swooping vocals and transcendent pop melodies

‘There’s serendipity to my story’: Emmylou Harris on Gram Parsons, her garlanded career

Ahead of her final European tour, the US songwriter discusses her unlikely life as a country star, seeking advice from Pete Seeger – and why retirement isn’t on the cards just yet

Singer-songwriter Bill Callahan: ‘I’m not a craftsman

Preceding the release of My Days of 58, the Americana legend once known as Smog discusses his Yorkshire youth, why Spotify is like the mafia and the bleak state of AI

Sébastien Tellier: ‘I thought I’d be famous after Eurovision

The musician’s elegant electropop marked him out as one of the ‘cool French dudes’, before an attempt to literally crash the Song Contest fell badly flat. Now back with an adventurous new album, he talks about the man who stole his identity and why he doesn’t care for ‘good taste’

Eric Lu: Schubert Impromptus album review

(Warner)In this recording of the eight Impromptus, some of Schubert’s most profound music, Lu cements his place as a serious talent

‘I’d never heard anything like it’: the prepared piano revelations of jazz star Jessica Williams

Dave Brubeck called her a great and Mary Lou Williams gave her advice. But the prodigy grew frustrated with jazz, quit and started dismantling her instrument. A superb new reissue showcases her findings