Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: English Electric - EERCD0029 (CD), Plane Groovy - PLG105(vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 28, 2022
Tracklist
Part One
1. Made From Sunshine
2. The Connection Plan
3. Lanterna
4. Capitoline Venus
5. A Room With No Ceiling
Part Two
6. Proper Jack Froster
7. Bats In The Belfry
8. Oak And Stone
9. Welcome To The Planet
Line-up
David Longdon – Lead Vocals
Greg Spawton – Bass
Nick D’Virgilio – Drums, Vocals
Rikard Sjoblim - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Carly Bryant - Keyboards, Vocals
Dave Foster – Guitars
Clare Lindley – Violin, Vocals
Description/Reviews:
As with Common Ground, Welcome To The Planet sees Big Big Train retain their progressive roots, but also take influence from all spheres of music. The album’s opener Made From Sunshine, co-written by guitarist Dave Foster and singer David Longdon, has guitar lines redolent of Johnny Marr and vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Finn Brothers/Crowded House, with violinist Clare Lindley sharing lead vocals with Longdon.
Elsewhere on the album, keyboard player Carly Bryant gets her first Big Big Train writing credit and lead vocal on the captivating title track. The two recent singles The Connection Plan and Lanterna are included along with a winter themed song, Proper Jack Froster, a bittersweet tale of childhood. The album is completed by the delicate acoustic Capitoline Venus, the beautiful Oak And Stone, and a pair of dazzling instrumentals, A Room With No Ceiling and Bats In The Belfry, written by guitarist/keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom and drummer Nick D’Virgilio, respectively.
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