The Heavy Gets The Ladies Wet At Union Pool
Dancing turned to grinding, grinding turned to intensely making out, then their hands became more and more active, more and more skin started show, and by the time the set ended they seemed destined to fuck right then and right there. It didnt happen, but this interaction between a couple to the front right side of the stage seemed like a strong testament to the type of sexy rock & soul music The Heavy create.
Hailing from the small town of Noid in southwest England, The Heavy have added their name to the current retro-soul invasion being led by the success of Gnarles Barkley, Amy Winehouse, and Sharon Jones. Much like Gnarles Barkley they sound like theyve worn out all the grooves on their Superfly record, but The Heavy rocks harder than any of the other retro-soul acts.
Last night's performance at Brooklyn's Union Pool was as fun as it was sensual. With the band taking stage a bit later than expected, the small room in the Williamsburg bar was still pretty packed. Seconds into the set, lead singer Swaybe had the ladies knees turning to jello with his soulful Curtis Mayfield-esque voice. While the other four members provided the perfect musical backdrop mix of dirty rock & soul, Swaybe bounced around the tiny stage, full of passion, often finding his way to the ladies in the crowd. The crowd felt the energy, dancing through the entire set. All of the girls up front got their fair attention from the charismatic singerwho seemed intent on turning on every chick in the crowdespecially during the fan-requested Girl. The girl next to me, who requested the song, looked as though her heart was going to explode with a lust-filled burst as Swaybe serenaded her.
Songs like "Colleen" and "That Kind of Man" seem like surefire hits which will propel The Heavy to modest success and larger venues.
Photos by [Jonny-Leather]