The Heavy (band)

The Heavy (band)

Infobox musical artist |
Name = The Heavy


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Origin = Noid, England
Genre = Indie rock, Neo Soul
Years_active = 2007–present
Label = Ninja Tune,
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URL = [http://www.theheavy.co.uk/ www.theheavy.co.uk]
Current_members = Chris Ellul, Spencer Page, Kelvin Swaby, Dan Taylor
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The Heavy are an English indie rock band from Noid, England. Combining crunchy guitar, funky horns, and Prince-like vocals, The Heavy play a mix of guitar heavy, hip-hop soul. 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. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fqxqyrldke~T1 Allmusic Guide]

The rest of the band is made up by the kings of rhythm, drummer Chris Ellul, and bassist Spencer Page.

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.

On 26 March, 2008, The Heavy were the Artist of the Day in "Spin Magazine". [ [http://www.spin.com/articles/heavy The Heavy | Spin Magazine Online ] ] 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. [ [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/music_blog/archive/2008/02/the_currents_sx.shtml MPR: The Current Music Blog: The Current's SXSW line-up ] ] [ [http://www.spin.com/blog/sxsw-08-spins-best-and-worst SXSW '08: SPIN's Best and Worst | Spin Magazine Online ] ]

References

External links

*myspace|theheavy73|The Heavy
* [http://www.theheavy.co.uk The Heavy] - Official Website
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/15/the_heavy_performs_live_from_sxsw/ Live at SXSW] - Music and Videos from SXSW
*YouTube|NBF53Mz0FoI|Colleen


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