Johnny Sharp

Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke return with a six-track acoustic EP

The voice of Deep Purple goes back to his R&B roots

Reunited Swedes Graveyard rage against the dying of the light

Re-formed AOR stalwarts add new material to old favourites

This is the sound of the suburbs

Symphonic French prog metallers’ second long-player

Miami multitasker’s ‘tribute’-heavy instrumental set

Soft-rock troopers show no signs of flagging on album number 20

Re-recorded overhaul gives 2011 album a subtle lick of paint.

Engineers man goes on short, sweet instrumental excursion.

LA proggers’ four-track third album in reduced circumstances.

Solo Morse in easy listening mood.

Versatile ex-Purpler’s early noughties sets, plus live cuts.

Killers bassist’s third solo outing is a joyously derivative psychedelic trip

Tom Slatter’s instrumental project is an admirably unpredictable affair

Michael Whiteman’s Reading-based project gathers pace

Droogy East Anglian punk veterans return

Fourth live album of Gabriel songs reimagined, this time with a feminine touch

Hertfordshire quartet prove more than just a side project

Kraut-y Sussex groove merchants’ finest hour

A post-prog soft-rock classic expanded to the nth degree

Prolific indie-rock vets keep the oddball bangers coming

Punk veterans return

Fuzzy, bluesy Bournemouth trio’s stout second.