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Kicking off with a spire of electric guitar fury, the Heavy's fifth studio album, 2019's Sons, further cements their reputation as one of the baddest old-school rock and funk outfits of their generation. Hailing from Bath, Somerset, England, and featuring the swaggering, throaty vocals of Kelvin Swaby, the Heavy are akin to '70s British trad-rock bands like Faces or Humble Pie, but only if they'd been fronted by James Brown. In fact, the lead-off "Heavy for You," with that aforementioned spire of electric guitar riffage, is a swaggering flagship opener that evokes a mind-blowing mix of Maggot Brain-era Funkadelic and Check Your Head-era Beastie Boys. It also sets the tone for everything to come on Sons, which is one of the group's loosest, most swing-from-the-hips albums to date. Along with Swaby, the Heavy features guitarist Dan Taylor, bassist Spencer Page, and drummer Chris Ellul, who supply the bone-grinding, tube-amp core of the album. Punctuating that core throughout is a bright, live-sounding horn section. Together, they rip through these hooky tracks moving from bombastic glam rockers ("Fire"), to punchy funk groovers ("Fighting for the Same Thing"), to twangy slow jams ("What Don't Kill You"). They even make room for the synthy, early- '80s Cameo-sounding electro cut "Simple Things." And it's not just the Heavy's knack for booty-shaking riffs that makes Sons so compelling, they also imbue the album with a warm sense of global optimism and positivity. On the infectious "Better as One," Swaby sings "I know that we can do better/I know we're better as one/I know we can do better without evil on our tongue." There's no evil on Sons, just the Heavy's wickedly inspired funk rock anthems.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Gavin Fitzjohn, Horn - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Composer, Guitar, Writer - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Chanequa Thomas, Backing Vocals - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals - Maya Washington, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Gavin Fitzjohn, Horn - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Guitar - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Rachel Corkett, Backing Vocals - Lily Stokes, Backing Vocals - Lo Barnes, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Gavin Fitzjohn, Horn - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Composer, Guitar, Writer - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Guitar - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals - Maya Washington, Backing Vocals - Charles Gregory III, Backing Vocals - Eboni Green, Backing Vocals - Shanay Robinson, Backing Vocals - Sheila Williams, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Composer, Guitar, Writer - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals - Maya Washington, Backing Vocals - Charles Gregory III, Backing Vocals - Eboni Green, Backing Vocals - Shanay Robinson, Backing Vocals - Sheila Williams, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Guitar - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Guitar - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals - Maya Washington, Backing Vocals - Charles Gregory III, Backing Vocals - Eboni Green, Backing Vocals - Shanay Robinson, Backing Vocals - Sheila Williams, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Gavin Fitzjohn, Horn - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Composer, Guitar, Writer - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Gavin Fitzjohn, Horn - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Composer, Guitar, Writer - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Chanequa Thomas, Backing Vocals - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals - Maya Washington, Backing Vocals - Charles Gregory III, Backing Vocals - Eboni Green, Backing Vocals - Shanay Robinson, Backing Vocals - Sheila Williams, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals - Maya Washington, Backing Vocals - Charles Gregory III, Backing Vocals - Eboni Green, Backing Vocals - Shanay Robinson, Backing Vocals - Sheila Williams, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Christopher Wallace, Backing Vocals - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Paul Corkett, Producer, Engineer - Gavin Fitzjohn, Horn - Daniel Taylor, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Writer - Thomas Hunter, Composer, Guitar, Writer - The Heavy, MainArtist - Kelvin Swaby, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer - Christopher Ellul, Composer, Producer, Drums, Writer - Spencer Page, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Chris Allgood, Masterer - Toby McLaren, Keyboards - Lloyd Buchanan, Backing Vocals - Maya Washington, Backing Vocals - Charles Gregory III, Backing Vocals - Eboni Green, Backing Vocals - Shanay Robinson, Backing Vocals - Sheila Williams, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Album review
Kicking off with a spire of electric guitar fury, the Heavy's fifth studio album, 2019's Sons, further cements their reputation as one of the baddest old-school rock and funk outfits of their generation. Hailing from Bath, Somerset, England, and featuring the swaggering, throaty vocals of Kelvin Swaby, the Heavy are akin to '70s British trad-rock bands like Faces or Humble Pie, but only if they'd been fronted by James Brown. In fact, the lead-off "Heavy for You," with that aforementioned spire of electric guitar riffage, is a swaggering flagship opener that evokes a mind-blowing mix of Maggot Brain-era Funkadelic and Check Your Head-era Beastie Boys. It also sets the tone for everything to come on Sons, which is one of the group's loosest, most swing-from-the-hips albums to date. Along with Swaby, the Heavy features guitarist Dan Taylor, bassist Spencer Page, and drummer Chris Ellul, who supply the bone-grinding, tube-amp core of the album. Punctuating that core throughout is a bright, live-sounding horn section. Together, they rip through these hooky tracks moving from bombastic glam rockers ("Fire"), to punchy funk groovers ("Fighting for the Same Thing"), to twangy slow jams ("What Don't Kill You"). They even make room for the synthy, early- '80s Cameo-sounding electro cut "Simple Things." And it's not just the Heavy's knack for booty-shaking riffs that makes Sons so compelling, they also imbue the album with a warm sense of global optimism and positivity. On the infectious "Better as One," Swaby sings "I know that we can do better/I know we're better as one/I know we can do better without evil on our tongue." There's no evil on Sons, just the Heavy's wickedly inspired funk rock anthems.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:43
- Main artists: The Heavy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
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