I’ve been following The Heavy for a long time now. I just love the unique punk-funk they create that puts Gnarls Barkley on shame. Their new album is titled The House That Dirt Built is out now & is available on iTunes.

Mixed & produced by Jim Abiss (best known for his work on the first Arctic Monkeys, Adele & Kasabian) & with Noisettes input on 3 tracks (The Heavy toured with them & have all became firm friends), The House That Dirt Built represents a huge step forward from an already fantastic debut in Great Vengeance & Furious Fire.

Grab a new song below & check out the dates after the jump, the band is coming to US shores for a couple of days.

“Short Change Hero” | download

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The Heavy’s new video for “How You Like Me Now?”. Shot in HD on Redcam, the video combines live action with Flash & traditional 2D hand drawn animation. Produced & directed by Tabitha O’Connell.

“How You Like Me Now?” will be out on Counter Records next week on the 31st & is taken from The Heavy’s forthcoming album The House That Dirt Built released on September 21st. Two weeks after the album drops, the band will be promoting it with a 9-date tour throughout the US. All dates below.

The Heavy are also offering this SICK Joker remix of the single. Enjoy!

“How You Like Me Now? (Joker Radio Edit)” | download

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October:

21 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
23 Casbah San Diego, CA
24 The Bank Club San Jose, CA
27 Slim’s San Francisco, CA
29 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
30 The Crocodile Seattle, WA

November:

02 || World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
05 Great Scott Boston, MA
07 92Y Tribeca New York, NY

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The Heavy follow up the garage-band madness of “Oh No! Not You Again!” with pure vintage voodoo soul . “Sixteen” asks the question: how much can you learn in sixteen years? The answer is, a hell of a lot, but none of it good. The story of a girl who wants to grow up too fast, taking in dancing with the devil, nightclubbing, drinking & piping on the magic whistle.

Produced by Jim Abbiss (best known for his work with the Arctic Monkeys), “Sixteen” sees Swaby offering up a soaring soul vocal over a beat that swoops & bumps along just right.

All in all, another spine-tingling package from one of the most exciting bands in the UK just now, “Sixteen” is taken from The Heavy’s forthcoming second album, The House That Dirt Built on October 6th. You can find the single now exclusively on iTunes with a b-side titled “No Time”. It will be available everywhere else on July 7th. Bla bla bla… grab it for FREE below.

“Sixteen” | download

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Thursday November 6th at Union Pool performances by MADISON, Kenan Bell & The Heavy! Show starts at 9.30p, doors open at 9p.

Location:

484 Union Avenue, corner of Union & Meeker, Brooklyn, New York 11211

Cost $10 in advance/12 @ door
Get ur tix here, they are running out!
21+

Madison – “Lollipop (Lil’ Wayne cover)” | download

The Heavy – “Colleen” | download

P.S. Madison opens the show at 9.30p! BE THERE EARLY!

Madison | The Heavy | Kenan Bell