Friday 30th June sees the release of ‘Ingenious Devices’, an album by leading prog outfit Big Big Train that contains new versions of four revered epic songs by the group recorded over the last decade. ‘East Coast Racer’, ‘Brooklands’ and ‘Voyager’ all prominently feature an elite 17-piece string section recorded at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios and have been remixed especially for this release, while ‘Atlantic Cable’ was recorded live...
BIG BIG TRAIN have released the animated video for "Proper Jack Froster", the latest single taken from the forthcoming WELCOME TO THE PLANET album. Proper Jack Froster is based on a story from Gregory Spawton's childhood in the Midlands in the UK in the 1970s.
Work on the video by Swedish animator Love Andreas Gson Fagerstedt began before the untimely, tragic passing of Big Big Train’s singer David Longdon on...
28th January 2022 sees the release of ‘WELCOME TO THE PLANET’, the new album from Big Big Train on their own label, English Electric Recordings.
‘WELCOME TO THE PLANET' comes six months after the release of the band’s critically acclaimed top 40 album ‘COMMON GROUND’. Big Big Train founder Gregory Spawton explains the short time between albums: “The experience of the pandemic has shown us that we need to make...
‘Lanterna' is the second in a series of brand new tracks from Big Big Train. Having already released the album ‘Common Ground’ this year, the band also recently unveiled another new track, ’The Connection Plan’. In the lead up to their 2022 tour, the band intend to release more material and ask fans to ‘Stay Tuned’.
Hot on the heels of the release of their top 35 album 'Common Ground', comes the release of ‘The Connection Plan’, a brand new track from Big Big Train.
Today sees the release of 'Common Ground', the new self-produced album from Big Big Trainon their own label, English Electric Recordings. The new album, recorded during the worldwide pandemic, sees the band continue their tradition of dramatic narratives but also tackles issues much closer to home.
'Common Ground' sees the band taking in wider musical and lyrical inspiration from artists such as Elbow, Pete Townshend, Tears For Fears, Elton John...
30th July 2021 sees the release of 'Common Ground', the self-produced new album from Big Big Train on their own label, English Electric Recordings. The new album, recorded during the worldwide pandemic, sees the band continue their tradition of dramatic narratives but also tackles issues much closer to home.
The new single ‘The Strangest Times’ sees singer David Longdon writing about the Covid lockdowns, the separation of loved ones, the...
