The Heavy: New Album, U.S. Tour Dates

ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 21;
BAND TO TOUR U.S. THIS SUMMER

The Heavy

Renegade English soul-rockers The Heavy announced the release of their new album, The Glorious Dead, on August 21 via Counter Records/Ninja Tune. The Glorious Dead is the band’s third full-length LP and is the follow-up to their acclaimed sophomore record The House That Dirt Built (2009). Self-produced and with their unique, raw eclecticism fully intact, it’s their most fully-realized record yet, mixing together soul, hip-hop, rock, blues and funk into glorious, raucous party music that is equally full of heart.

The first single from The Glorious Dead, “What Makes A Good Man?,” is available to listen to here. But there’s more to the album than just that, from the horror film atmospherics of “Can’t Play Dead” to the laid-back sincerity of “Curse Me Good,” the funked-up hip hop rhythm of “Big Bad Wolf” and the epic, heavy-hitting gospel rock ‘n’ roll of “Same ‘Ol.” Throughout, vocalist Kelvin Swaby‘s voice soars, packed with yearning and pure soul.

Along with the release of The Glorious Dead, The Heavy are pleased to announce they will be bringing their crazy, amped-up live show to the U.S. this June with a handful of shows beginning June 18 at New York City’s Mercury Lounge and concluding with two straight nights at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. The band will also be playing shows in Los Angeles and Chicago, and in the coming weeks will be announcing a full September tour. They are also slated for a performance in September at Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival.

JUNE

18 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge

21 – Chicago, IL – Double Door

23 – Austin, TX – Red 7

24 – Denver, CO – The Bluebird Theater

28 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theater

29 – Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan

30 – Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan

SEPTEMBER

01 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival

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