It’s been about 4 years since The Heavy graced us with an album, but was ‘AMEN’ worth the wait?
Well, yes it was.
The record finds the band back with a vengeance, ripping through four decades worth of influences at the rate of soul force 10.
From the buzz funk tornado that is ‘Hurricane Coming’ via the Pentecostal pop of ‘I Feel The Love’ to the gnarled roadhouse rocker known as ‘Stone Cold Killer’ it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call this The Heavy’s best record of the last ten years.
And it’s not just us who thinks that, either. The album’s singles have had great support from BBC 6Music, with Craig Charles, Don Letts, and Chris Hawkins all particularly big fans at the station. And, if you’re a football or rugby fan, make sure to keep those ears peeled, because ‘Hurricane Coming’ has been selected to feature on the soundtrack for the Six Nations rugby, as well as a bunch of Premier League football and England national games. Which is quite nice, really, isn’t it?
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If you asked us to tell you about the album and what it means to us, we’d probably tell you that it’s a stellar release from one of the country’s most criminally underrated rock and/or roll outfits.
But if you asked The Heavy’s frontman, Kelvin Swaby, he’d probably say something like this:
“We know it took a little time for this to get to you all but we are so unbelievably happy and glad that you’re here for it. AMEN is a testament to never giving up and an affirmation of Love being the glue in all times, not just our brightest and darkest ones. We can never do this without any of you, so THANK YOU, and of course… AMEN.”
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So you like what you’re hearing and quite fancy hearing it in a big room with a load of people?
Well, dear reader, have we got news for you. Following the album release, the band will be touring America in May, where tickets are well and truly ‘flying off the shelves’. They’ll then return to the UK and Europe for another headline tour in September.
September
- 15th – London, KOKO
- 16th – Manchester, Academy 2
- 18th – Glasgow, St. Luke’s
- 19th – Birmingham, Academy 2
- 21st – Bristol, SWX