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The Heavy
First conceived in Bath, Somerset in 2007 – with guitarist Dan Taylor and lead
vocalist Kelvin Swaby meeting in 1998 and forming an alliance over vintage R&B
and Jim Jarmusch films – retro-loving rock 'n' soul-ers The Heavy dropped their
first pair of singles that same year and were snapped up by UK indie favorite
Ninja Tune. Comprising the aforementioned pair, along with bass player Spencer
Page and drummer Chris Ellul, the band set about releasing their debut album,
Great Vengeance and Furious Fire, which was released on September 17, 2007 in
the UK and on April 8, 2008 in the ...
