One-man-band Rob Johnson takes a creditable crack at revitalising the instrumental acoustic guitar rock concept album genre with Upon A Painted Ocean.

On their fourth album The Stolen View, Leech take the grand tradition of instrumental post-rock and make it as dull, safe and predictable as elevator music.

Sludgy doomish riff-rock with psychedelic wig-outs, epic fretboard excess and its tongue somewhat in its cheek. Intrigued by Stinking Lizaveta’s Sacrifice & Bliss? So you should be.

Old Money is the latest solo slice from Mars Volta songsmith and guitar anti-hero Omar Rodríguez-López. It will melt your face off. You might enjoy it.

Chicago’s post-everything instrumental twosome Russian Circles deliver Station, a second magnificent album of rock landscaping and metal architecture.

Texan riff architect twosome 5ive deliver seven tracks of epic low-slung instrumental doom on their new album Hesperus.