BIG BIG TRAIN – Woodcut – 2LP – Gatefold 180g Black Vinyl [FEB 6]

2LP – 180g Black Vinyl housed in an Embossed Gatefold Sleeve.

Big Big Train, the award-winning, progressive rock band, issue their 16th studio. Woodcut is a landmark release for the international group, whose line-up draws together members from England, Scotland, Italy, the USA, Sweden and Norway, in that it marks their first ever full-length conceptual piece. The story isnt set in any particular timeframe, but its about The Artist, who is struggling with life, founding member Gregory Spawton begins. He takes a stroll and finds this piece of heartwood and creates something that he considers beautiful and different. Maybe its a dream or maybe its real life, but he finds himself stepping into this Narnia-style woodcut world.

A more band-based effort, Woodcut sees all seven members making stunning contributions, with frontman Alberto Bravin taking the lead as producer: This time its kind of a new statement for the band. Woodcut is a big step forward for us, he comments. Featuring 16 tracks across 66-minutes of runtime, Woodcut feels epic without outstaying its welcome.

The album is graced with a striking cover design from Dorset-based artist Robin Mackenzie – a black and white woodcut print, of course, derived from a woodcut which the band commissioned from him specifically for the album.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Inkwell Black
2. The Artist
3. The Lie of the Land
4. The Sharpest Blade

Side B
5. Albion Press
6. Arcadia
7. Second Press
8. Warp and Weft
9. Chimaera

Side C
10. Dead Point
11. Light Without Heat
12. Dreams in Black and White

Side D
13. Cut and Run
14. Hawthorn White
15. Counting Stars
16. Last Stand