After what seemed like forever, Genesis’s much-loved concept album was finally beefed up and reissued as a bumper set that won our critics’ hearts.

Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery embraced his more electronic side this year with Bioscope, his soundscape project with Tangerine Dream’s Thorsten Quaeschning. But he’s not ditching the day job: work is well underway on Marillion’s next studio album, and there’s his long-awaited collaboration with a certain Mr Hackett still to come.

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A key figure in 70s pub rock is back with more songs “about politics or idiots with fingers on buttons”.