The Heavy (band)
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| The Heavy | |
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| Origin | Noid, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, Neo Soul |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Ninja Tune |
| Website | www.theheavy.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Chris Ellul Spencer Page Kelvin Swaby Dan Taylor Hannah Collins |
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The Heavy are an English indie rock band from Noid, England.
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[edit] History
The core of the group, guitarist Dan Taylor and vocalist Kelvin Swaby, became friends in 1990 when they bonded over vintage R&B and Jim Jarmusch films.[1] The other members of the band are drummer Chris Ellul, bassist Spencer Page, and keyboardist Hannah Collins.
After releasing two singles in the fall of 2007, The Heavy released their first LP Great Vengeance and Furious Fire on 17 September, 2007 in the United Kingdom and 8 April, 2008 in the United States. "That Kind of Man," their first single from the album, was recorded at Alpha's studio and released on Alpha's record label Don't Touch Recordings before Ninja Tune heard it and promptly signed them.
On 26 March, 2008, The Heavy were the Artist of the Day in Spin Magazine.[2] The band were also tipped in Rolling Stone's Hot List in May 2008. They played in the 2008 South By Southwest music festival on the 89.3 The Current stage and collected one of the Best Discovery awards in Spin Magazine's Best and Worst of SXSW '08.[3][4]
They appeared on the 2009 LP, Johnny Cash Remixed, with the remixed version of "Doing My Time".
On October 2, 2009 their second album The House That Dirt Built was released by Ninja Tune.
[edit] Musical style
The Heavy play a mix of guitar-heavy neo soul and rock using crunchy guitar, funky horns, and Prince-like vocals. Their songs incorporate many different styles to create a potpourri in their albums; for example, "Sixteen" is clearly influenced by voodoo soul, while "Oh No! Not You Again" emulates garage rock and "Girl" is reminiscent of British rap like The Streets.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
- Great Vengeance and Furious Fire (2007)
- The House That Dirt Built (2009)
[edit] Singles
- That Kind of Man (2007)
- Set Me Free (2008)
- Oh No! Not You Again! (2009)
- Sixteen (2009)
- How You Like Me Now? (2009)
- No Time (2009)
[edit] Compilations
- Johnny Cash Remixed (2009)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Heavy at MySpace
- The Heavy - Official Website
- Live at SXSW - Music and Videos from SXSW
- Colleen at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)
