Lately, UK band The Heavy has seemed inescapable. The road-burning rock outfit have been touring both Europe and the US non-stop, their last US tour covering 15 states in its 29 dates. Comprised of Kelvin Swaby, Dan Taylor, Chris Ellul and Spencer Page, The Heavy inpires rousing descriptions such as “strutting, horn-laden rock” and “Neo-Soul,” and commands attention, creating a new fan out of every listener.
In fact, the captivating performance of their single “How You Like Me Now?” on The Late Show with David Letterman caused Letterman to request an encore, a first on the show. Of course, the band obliged. “It would have been rude not to,” stated the band’s manager Dan Moore. He continued, saying, “We didn’t realize that encores were not really requested. David really liked the band.”
“How You Like Me Now?” has been featured in a Kia Sorento car ad which to date has received one million hits on YouTube. The ad premiered during The Super Bowl, putting The Heavy in front of millions of viewers instantaneously.
No strangers to the charts either, The Heavy’s album The House That Dirt Built just entered the Billboard Top 200. The band has also appeared in Esquire magazine’s “Best New Songs of 2010” chart along side such luminaries as Gorillaz, The XX, Vampire Weekend, Phoenix and The Whigs.
