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Noid, England (2007 – present)
The Heavy is a soul-influenced indie rock band which formed in the village of Noid, England in 2007. The band consists of Kelvin Swaby (vocals), Dan Taylor (guitar), Spencer Page (bass), Chris Ellul (drums) and formerly, Hannah Collins (keyboards).
The core of The Heavy are Swaby and Taylor, who have known each other for a decade. Swaby’s parents were one of the first West Indian families to move to Bath. One of eleven siblings, he grew up surrounded by reggae, Prince and Two Tone as well as the hip hop he embraced so fervently. When he met Taylor they bonded over vintage rhythm and blues and the movies of Jim Jarmusch.
Despite starting with an Atari and a four track, the pair soon recruited Corin Dingley/(drums) and Page (bass) and began gigging as a four piece. Perhaps their unique sound is in part the result of coming from a town they describe as “the graveyard of all ambition”.
The Heavy’s second album, ‘The House That Dirt Built’ is out on Counter Records on 5th October 2009. With a background in the joys of sampling and a foreground in scuzzy guitar, bass and beaten up drums, with schizo music tastes and a West Country pace, they’ve been building brick by dirty brick. Now they’d like to welcome you into their beautiful home for a little nose around, a kind of party if you like. And if a little blood gets spilled then that’s just how it is. Nobody said it was going to be a spread from Hello magazine. It will, though, be the best party you’ve ever been to.
The core of The Heavy are Swaby and Taylor, who have known each other for a decade. Swaby’s parents were one of the first West Indian families to move to Bath. One of eleven siblings, he grew up surrounded by reggae, Prince and Two Tone as well as the hip hop he embraced so fervently. When he met Taylor they bonded over vintage rhythm and blues and the movies of Jim Jarmusch.
Despite starting with an Atari and a four track, the pair soon recruited Corin Dingley/(drums) and Page (bass) and began gigging as a four piece. Perhaps their unique sound is in part the result of coming from a town they describe as “the graveyard of all ambition”.
The Heavy’s second album, ‘The House That Dirt Built’ is out on Counter Records on 5th October 2009. With a background in the joys of sampling and a foreground in scuzzy guitar, bass and beaten up drums, with schizo music tastes and a West Country pace, they’ve been building brick by dirty brick. Now they’d like to welcome you into their beautiful home for a little nose around, a kind of party if you like. And if a little blood gets spilled then that’s just how it is. Nobody said it was going to be a spread from Hello magazine. It will, though, be the best party you’ve ever been to.
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Great Vengeance and Furious Fire
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The House That Dirt Built
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How You Like Me Now?
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That Kind Of Man
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Shoutbox
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bareknuckles wrote:
I've never listened to Pharell, but there is something special in a black singer's voice. It's like they were meant to sing
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MsRebeccaKing wrote:
well, then you need to learn to make your point more clear. cause people who know how to get their message across without any confusion are way cool.
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bareknuckles wrote:
I never said there was anything wrong with rap... cunt
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ItssssMonica wrote:
Singer sounds quite a bit like Pharrell Williams... anyone?
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MsRebeccaKing wrote:
Their song was in a super bowl commercial! When I heard it, I couldn't believe it! Go Heavy Go!
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MsRebeccaKing wrote:
there's nothing wrong with rap... idiot. anyways, it's about time the heavy got their chance to shine. the letterman performance was EPIC
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bareknuckles wrote:
black people who don't rap are way cool
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supervixen4 wrote:
amazing!
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jrouby wrote:
I've seen them in Toulouse (France) last week. They are absolutely great, singer has a incredible voice and his energy blows you away !! THE HEAVY or the way soul music meets rock energy...
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HowAboutBeth wrote:
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balzadelia wrote:
great to see them get listeners 40 thousand now ...
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chrono357 wrote:
Saw them on Letterman they were very good
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TheSodaMachine wrote:
These guys were SO good on Letterman the other night. Thoroughly impressed.
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Wesbecher wrote:
COME TO CHICAGO!!! PLEAAAASE
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alexpersaud wrote:
letterman gave this band a heavy endorsement - pun intended
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CosmicGrrl wrote:
wow.. nice!... so glad i finally got around to listening to this band.
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bryonyhk wrote:
defo my fave find of the year so far - amazing!
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all-star-tim wrote:
nicee!
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NinjaTune000 wrote:
"Ninja Tune 2009" Spotify Playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/ninja-tune/playlist/00fIzug77TJKrU1J10jSsC
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Biz__ wrote:
Heard this on WVFS twice in two days. The second time around I caught the name of it thankfully!
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Feb
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The Heavy
Loppen, copenaghen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Barfly and XFM Xposure Live
London Barfly, London, United Kingdom
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XFM Xposure Live
Camden Barfly, London, United Kingdom
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SpeakRed, matthewctorres, Smokeymaverick and 3 other people added The Heavy to their libraries. 1 hour ago
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Lagach added The Heavy to the lineup of Anniversaire de l'autre canal #3 at L'Autre Canal. yesterday afternoon
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bob_v_marle, PeanutStCosmo, FoxesRevolt and 15 other people added The Heavy to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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IRONICtypo updated the wiki page for The Heavy. (diff) Sunday morning
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shimshimrov, jjs1is1, sicily00 and 19 other people added The Heavy to their libraries. Saturday afternoon
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matbibi uploaded unionjack to The Heavy’s images. Wednesday evening
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matbibi linked The Heavy to unionjack. Wednesday evening
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matbibi updated the French wiki page for The Heavy. (diff) Wednesday evening
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