Album of the week

Johnny Marr: The Messenger (Warner)

That rarest of things - a bona fide guitar hero - Johnny Marr could win the Nobel Peace Prize and come up with a cure for the common cold, but he'd probably still be pestered with questions about The Smiths reforming.

It's a little hard to believe, but this is Marr's first solo album. (That said, you can understand why he would take his time after playing alongside ...