The House That Dirt Built

Description

Second album for THE HEAVY, the English band from Noid, near the city of Bath! Produced by JIM ABISS, best known for his work with THE ARCTIC MONKEYS or KASABIAN, "The House That Dirt Built" confirms the high hopes placed in them when their first album "Great Vengeance and Furious Fire" was released in 2007. THE HEAVY immediately shows a clear predilection for unearthing the best of the past: Soul, R'n'B, blues, or psychedelic rock also shape incantations that are both melancholic and powerful. With his high and softly captivating voice, singer SWABY delivers an inhabited soul pop that invariably evokes the ghost of...CURTIS MAYFIELD. But on 'The House That Dirt Built', THE HEAVY takes us even further, outlining a universe that is uniquely theirs. After laying the foundations of their new home on the basis of unstoppable samples - from BO DIDDLEY, LITTLE WALTER, and THE PARLIAMENTS among others - of syncopated drums and fat, funky basses that are THE HEAVY's signature, the wall decoration features equally sophisticated and varied influences that make THE HEAVY decidedly unique! Between the Garage-Punk of "Oh No! Not You Again", the voodoo-funk of "How You Like Me Now" or the Reggae sounds of "Cause for Alarm", 'The House That Dirt Built' cannot be categorized, as THE HEAVY's influences - from TOM WAITS to MARVIN GAYE or LED ZEPPELIN - are so numerous...