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