Big Big Train: annunciato il nuovo album “The Likes of Us”, guarda il video del primo singolo ‘Oblivion’
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I BIG BIG TRAIN pubblicheranno il loro quindicesimo album “The Likes Of Us” il 1 marzo 2024, il primo della band dalla scomparsa del cantante David Longdon nel 2021. Oltre a segnare il debutto del nuovo frontman Alberto Bravin, ex membro della Premiata Forneria Marconi, “The Likes Of Us'” annuncia anche l’inizio di un nuovo rapporto con Inside Out Music. Fino ad oggi ogni album in studio è stato auto-prodotto dalla band.
Il commento della band:
“Siamo lieti di annunciare l’uscita di ‘The Likes Of Us’. Dopo gli eventi degli ultimi anni questo è un album particolarmente importante per noi, sia come band che a livello individuale. Siamo molto orgogliosi delle nuove canzoni, registrate principalmente in Italia. Lavorare insieme in una stanza ha portato ulteriore ispirazione ed energia. Siamo entusiasti dei risultati.”
In concomitanza con questo annuncio, la band presenta il primo singolo dell’album, “Oblivion”. Il video del brano è stato girato da Tim Sidwell di Towards Infinity presso l’Urban Recording Studio di Trieste:
“The Likes Of Us” uscirà in diversi formati, tra cui per la prima volta come Dolby Atmos mixato da Bruce Soord dei Pineapple Thief, mentre i mix stereo sono stati curati dall’ingegnere del suonio della band Rob Aubrey insieme ad Alberto Bravin. Il mix Dolby Atmos farà parte dell’edizione Limited CD & Blu-ray Mediabook che contiene anche l’album come 5.1 Surround Sound & 24-bit stereo ad alta risoluzione. L’album sarà disponibile anche come Gatefold 180g 2LP (disponibile nei formati nero, celeste, verde oliva e arancione), Standard CD Jewelcase e digitale. La splendida copertina è stata creata dalla collaboratrice di lunga data della band Sarah Louise Ewing, con i layout di Steve Vantsis.
BIG BIG TRAIN – “The Likes Of Us”
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Light Left In The Day 06:10
Oblivion 05:27
Beneath The Masts 17:26
Skates On 04:28
Miramare 10:17
Love Is The Light 06:11
Bookmarks 06:23
Last Eleven 07:55
In May 2023, six members of Big Big Train left their homes in England (bassist Gregory Spawton, guitarist Dave Foster and violinist Clare Lindley), the United States (drummer Nick D’Virgilio), Sweden (guitarist/keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom) and Norway (keyboardist Oskar Holldorff) to gather for a week in lead vocalist Alberto Bravin’s home town of Trieste in north eastern Italy. They convened at Urban Recording, a studio recommended by Alberto, to lay down the basic tracks for the band’s new studio album ‘The Likes Of Us’. Being face to face in a room, as opposed to emailing sound files, the intimacy of the process generated moments of inspiration that would otherwise have gone unheard.
The process would prove emotional. “There were some tears; I cried a few of my own,” recalls D’Virgilio. “There are many reasons to explain why we hadn’t worked that way in quite a while, but the process brought out the best in everybody.”
“These were stories from our lives and we have a deep, personal connection with them,” Spawton remembers. “If there was blood on the tracks, we did everything possible to let that sink into the music.”
On the group’s most recent tour, two selections from ‘The Likes Of Us’ – first single ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Love Is The Light’ – were introduced to an ecstatic audience response. During a tidal wave of rebirth and celebration for Big Big Train, Alberto Bravin was accepted as one of the family. Indeed, the chemistry of the band’s latest line-up has delivered mouth-watering results. “We’ve got a great mix of people that want to be here and go the extra mile to do something very special,” D’Virgilio concludes. “There’s a big world of talented musicians out there, and luckily some of them want to hang out with us.”
BIG BIG TRAIN is:
Alberto Bravin – Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Nick D’Virgilio – Drums, percussion, vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, vocals
Dave Foster – Guitars
Oskar Holldorff – Keyboards, vocals
Clare Lindley – Violin, vocals
Rikar Sjöblom – Guitars, keyboards, vocals
Gregory Spawton – Bass guitar, bass pedals, 12-string acoustic guitar, Mellotron
BIG BIG TRAIN online:
www.bigbigtrain.com
www.facebook.com/bigbigtrain
www.twitter.com/bigbigtrain
www.instagram.com/bigbigtrain
