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

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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. 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. 'That Kind of Man' their first single from the album was recorded by at Alpha's studio and released on Alpha's record label Don't Touch Recordings www. donttouchrecordings. com before Ninja Tune heard it and promptly signed them. On 26 March, 2008, The Heavy were the Artist of the Day in Spin Magazine. 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. They appeared on Johnny Cash remixed LP (2009) with the remixed version of "Do my time".
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