Praise be! Prog’s most devout figure, Neal Morse, gets the gang back together, dials back the sermonising and reaches for the stars on his band’s sparkling first album in five years.

Retracing Our Steps (2007–2014) KSCOPE

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.

The Accidental EARMUSIC

Martin Barre MCNIDDER & GRACE

Music saved my life,” says Mark Moore. “When I was young, I was always looking for somewhere to belong, somewhere my existence made sense – and that’s what music gave me.” For those who only know Mark