Big Big Train, the award-winning, international progressive rock band, will issue their 16th studio album titled “Woodcut” on February 6th, 2026, via InsideOut Music.
“Woodcut” marks the group’s first-ever full-length conceptual piece, a continuous narrative exploring creativity, sacrifice and the thin line between inspiration and madness.
The band recently teased the new record with the launch of a short passage of music, which can now be revealed as the album’s introductory piece “Inkwell Black”. Today they are also pleased to reveal the first single from the album, “The Artist”, which is accompanied by a stunning video created by Crystal Spotlight. Watch the video below.
Bassist Gregory Spawton comments: “‘Woodcut’ tells the story of a character we call The Artist, who is struggling with his creativity and with life. One day he is able to fashion a woodcut which he considers to be beautiful and different. Maybe it’s a dream or maybe it’s real life, but he finds himself stepping into the woodcut scene and into an alternative world”.
“Woodcut” sees all seven band members making stunning contributions, with frontman Alberto Bravin taking the lead as producer. “This time it’s kind of a new statement for the band. ‘Woodcut’ is a big step forward for us”, Bravin comments. With more than 400 individual recorded tracks of music to edit, streamline and piece together, and also with the connectivity of the album’s storyline and its themed instrumental sections to consider, this was a task of gargantuan proportions.
Available as a Limited CD + Blu-ray edition, including extensive liner notes as well as Dolby Atmos & 5.1 Surround Sound mixes by Shawn Dealey of Sweetwater Studios, the album will also be available as a stunning Gatefold 180g 2LP with special embossed cover, Standard CD Jewelcase & Digitally in both Stereo and Dolby Atmos versions.
Pre-order & pre-save “Woodcut” here.
Tracklist:
1. Inkwell Black (00:56)
2. The Artist (07:16)
3. The Lie of the Land (02:55)
4. The Sharpest Blade (04:16)
5. Albion Press (05:46)
6. Arcadia (05:46)
7. Second Press (00:37)
8. Warp and Weft (03:45)
9. Chimaera (05:37)
10. Dead Point (05:28)
11. Light Without Heat (03:22)
12. Dreams in Black and White (02:34)
13. Cut and Run (06:19)
14. Hawthorn White (01:54)
15. Counting Stars (05:40)
16. Last Stand (03:34)
Line-up:
Alberto Bravin – Lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, Moog, Mellotron
Nick D’Virgilio – Drums, percussion, keyboards, acoustic and 12-string guitars, vocals
Oskar Holldorff – Grand piano, Wurilitzer and Fender Rhodes electric pianos, Hammond organ, Mellotron, synthesiszers, vocals
Clare Lindley – Violin, acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Mitchell – Trumpet, piccolo trumpet, vocals
Rikard Sjöblom – 6 and 12-string guitars, Hammond organ, vocals
Gregory Spawton – Bass, bass pedals, 12-string acoustic guitar, Mellotron, vocals
