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The Heavy North announce live album launch shows and film screenings

Jun 13, 2024 — Leave a comment

Liverpool blues rock band The Heavy North are set to release their first ever live album ‘Fire In The Furnace’ on Friday 2nd August recorded at the band’s hometown 12-piece band show at the Camp and Furnace in December 2023.

Formed in 2018, The Heavy North released their critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Electric Soul Machine’ in 2022 and last year’s follow-up album ‘Delta Shakedown’ marked the band’s first UK Official Charts release.

The band is made up of frontman Kenny Stuart, guitarist and producer Jose Ibanez, bass player Andrew Horrocks, guitarist Jack Birch, keyboard player Ste Penn and drummer Mark Rice.

In recent years The Heavy North’s sound has caught the attention of BBC 6 Music, Radio X, Amazing Radio, BBC Introducing, Classic Rock Magazine and Tim’s Twitter Listening Party – alongside legendary actor and new music champion Robert Carlyle describing the band as “Absolutely brilliant!”

The band’s hometown show at the Camp and Furnace last year saw The Heavy North perform tracks
from their two studio albums with a string quartet, a brass section and backing singers for their
biggest show to date.

As a preview to the upcoming live album and film, The Heavy North have already released two
singles from the album in recent weeks – ‘The Genie (Live)’ and more recently ‘Don’t Need Money
(Live)’.

“We’ve built a community of fans and followers who travel from all over the place to come to our
gigs, a bit like the crowd we had at the Camp and Furnace show last year” said The Heavy North
frontman Kenny Stuart.

“We’ve had a lot of friends recommending us to other people and saying ‘these sound great, but you
need to see them live!’ so hopefully this live album will be a good introduction for new listeners”

The Heavy North have also announced the release of the full-length ‘Fire In The Furnace’ concert
film to accompany the upcoming debut live album.

Fans of the blues rock six-piece can watch the full 90-minute ‘Fire In The Furnace’ film at one of three
special screening events scheduled at FACT in Liverpool on Wednesday 31st July (6pm & 8.15pm)
and London’s Soho Screening Rooms on Thursday 1st August (7.30pm).

Discussing the accompanying ‘Fire In The Furnace’ film, Kenny said “We’re made up to be able to
release the full-length video from the night too, and thanks to Jade and the team at Green Frog
Productions for capturing the whole 90-minute show for us”

“The film screenings will be a chance for our fans to come together and listen to our debut live album
ahead of the release whilst watching the tracks being performed on the big screen” added Kenny.

To celebrate the release of ‘Fire In The Furnace’ The Heavy North are also set to play two full band
performances and album signings during release week.

The band will be hosting an album launch party at The Met in Bury with Wax and Beans Records on
Friday 2nd August followed by a full-band performance at the Jacaranda Records Baltic in Liverpool
on Saturday 3rd August.

The Heavy North’s ‘Fire In The Furnace’ live album launch week:

Monday 29th July
FREE ‘Fire In The Furnace’ Listening Party
Bandcamp Live online stream

Wednesday 31st July
‘Fire In The Furnace’ Film Screenings
FACT, Liverpool. 6pm and 8pm

Thursday 1st August
‘Fire In The Furnace’ Film Screening
Soho Screening Rooms, London. 7.30pm

Friday 2nd August
‘Fire In The Furnace’ Album Launch
The Met (Wax and Beans), Bury. 7pm

Saturday 3rd August
‘Fire In The Furnace’ Album Launch
Jacaranda Baltic (Jacaranda Records), Liverpool. 7pm

For tickets and more information visit theheavynorth.com.

‘Fire In The Furnace’ is available to pre-order on double 12″ gatefold splatter vinyl and double CD
exclusively from Wax and Beans. For more information visit theheavynorth.com




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The Heavy North return to Arts Club Liverpool for Independent Venue Week  

Feb 1, 2024 — Leave a comment

Just two months on from the band’s biggest show to date at the Camp and Furnace in Liverpool, blues rockers The Heavy North will return to the newly reopened Arts Club on Friday 2nd February 2024 as part of Independent Venue Week.

The Heavy North’s critically acclaimed second album ‘Delta Shakedown’ was released in October last year and marked the band’s first release to climb into the Official UK Charts – peaking at #10 in the Independent Album Breakers Chart.

The band’s Independent Venue Week show on Friday 2nd February is part of the UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music venues and the people that own, run and work in them. The first edition of Independent Venue Week took place in 2014 and since then, more than a million tickets have been sold for IVW events.

Over the years Arts Club building has been a series of venues from Barfly, through to the Masque Theatre, and the Seel Street venue closed in late 2022 before relaunching in November last year with two sold out hometown shows with The Wombats.  The venue is currently independently operated by Tokyo Industries, the Manchester-based team behind Gorilla, The Deaf Institute and Factory251.

The Heavy North will be joined at the Arts Club by Liverpool singer-songwriter MT Jones and Yorkshire-based blues rock duo The Hazy Janes.

For tickets and more information please visit www.theheavynorth.com




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Welsh Connections Podcast Features The Heavy North

Dec 7, 2023 — Leave a comment

Mike from Welsh Connections chats with Kenny Stuart, the charismatic frontman for The Heavy North about the band’s latest album ‘Delta Shakedown’. The show contains tracks from the new album plus songs from their back catalogue.

In this candid interview find out the origins of the name, how the guys create and record their songs plus their plans for the future.

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/michael-kennedy5/the-heavy-norths-kenny-stuart-on-the-welsh-connections-show-211123/




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The Heavy North At The Camp And Furnace December 1st

Nov 30, 2023 — Leave a comment

The Liverpool six-piece play their biggest headline show to-date THIS FRIDAY (1st December) to celebrate the release of the band’s second studio album ‘Delta Shakedown’.

Following the success of last year’s sold-out headline show at the Arts Club Liverpool, the blues rock band will be performing at the Camp and Furnace in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle as a 12-piece band featuring the Northern String Quartet, backing singers Rosalie Galvin and Molly Fryo, trumpet player Lozza Taylor and saxophone player Ste Powell.

The Heavy North will also be joined by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jay Lewis (Cast, The Zutons, The La’s, Cracatilla), as well as Wirral 4-piece Ambedo Blue and local folk singer-songwriter Ellis Murphy.

This year has seen The Heavy North embark on a UK tour, perform overseas in Spain and Gibraltar, as well as an appearance at the sold-out Kendal Calling Festival in The Lake District.

The band’s recent singles ‘Where Are You Now?’, ‘Round Again’ and ‘Give A Little Love’ have attracted regular airplay from BBC Radio 2’s The Rock Show, Radio X and BBC Introducing, as well as the band’s sound being described as “absolutely brilliant” by legendary actor and new music champion Robert Carlyle MBE.

Formed in 2018, The Heavy North released their debut 4-track EP ‘Dive Bar Blues’ in December 2020 followed by the critically acclaimed debut album ‘Electric Soul Machine’ in April 2022. The band feature Kenny Stuart (singer), Jose Ibanez (producer and guitarist), Andrew Horrock (bass player), Ste Penn (keys player), Mark Rice (drummer) and Jack Birch (guitarist).

The Heavy North’s show kicks off a month-long festive programme of Christmas events at the Camp and Furnace in the heart of the Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle.

Tickets for Friday’s show are available from SeeTickets, Ticketweb and Skiddle. Alternatively please visit www.theheavynorth.com for more information.

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Album Of The Month – The Heavy North – Delta Shakedown

Oct 29, 2023 — Leave a comment

In a brand new monthly piece, Music Scene Wales will feature a brand new album of the month chosen from the best on the independent music scene by the Indie Revolution team, those being Music Scene Wales, Yr Wyddfa Records, This Is The Music, Upcoming Bands, Wax and Beans Record Shop and In Your Ears Music.

This months chosen Album Of The Month is Liverpool’s finest, The Heavy North’s fantastic new album ‘Delta Shakedown’

“This is a master craft of songwriting and a band at the very top of their game. It oozes class and experience.” – Music Scene Wales

‘Delta Shakedown’ is OUT NOW on 12” gatefold colour vinyl, CD and all download and streaming platforms. Visit www.theheavynorth.com for more information.

Tickets for The Heavy North’s Camp and Furnace show on Friday 1st December are ON SALE NOW. Visit www.theheavynorth.com for more information.




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The Heavy North Release New Album ‘Delta Shakedown’

Oct 24, 2023 — Leave a comment

The Heavy North release World Class second album ‘Delta Shakedown’

Liverpool’s finest The Heavy North have just released one of the best albums of 2023 and it’s called ‘Delta Shakedown’. In fact that’s a bit of an understatement! They’ve just released one of the best albums of the past decade! Possibly even the past thirty years? All in good time this will tell I’m sure.

I first heard of The Heavy North when their debut album ‘Electric Soul Machine’ Dropped last year and I was instantly sucked into their riffed up blues rock world. I’m a sucker for great music! What they created on that record was brilliant. On their latest offering they have just gone and created a monster!
The best kind of monster ever imaginable! This is one of the best records I’ve heard in my entire life let alone the past decade! It’s a big statement I know, but it is what it is. This record is something special.

From the very first riff of the opening track ‘Delta Shakedown’ I’m instantly transported back into The Heavy North world I love so much! I’m back travelling with them on this laid back, groovy journey in my car! There are so many great influences shining through on this record! The Doors, Thirteen Floor Elevators, The Black Angels, The Eagles, Cream, The list goes on! Its truer to blues as it could possibly be.

With all these great influences shining through they still manage to create something completely original that sounds how only The Heavy North can sound. This is a master craft of songwriting and a band at the very top of their game. It oozes class and experience.

This isn’t a record a young band in their twenties can just make off the cuff! This takes years of crafting your art over time. This isn’t a band making singles for Spotify! This is a band who really understand and appreciate the art of making a real record together! An art that’s lost on 99% of young band these days! I really hope some younger bands use this to educate themselves and one day we get that back!

If I had to pick one album to take with me to the desert today it would be ‘Delta Shakedown’. This is my number one contender for album of the year by far.

As strong as the singles ‘Where Are You Now’ and ‘Round Again’ are you really have to listen to the list the way it’s supposed to be listened to! As a record in full from beginning to end. Then you will truly understand just how great this band are!

Jose Ibanez has proven he’s one of the best producers in the business. The production is world class. In 30 years time we will be all able to look back and realise just how great this record is.

‘Delta Shakedown’ is OUT NOW on 12” gatefold colour vinyl, CD and all download and streaming platforms. Visit www.theheavynorth.com for more information.

Tickets for The Heavy North’s Camp and Furnace show on Friday 1st December are ON SALE NOW. Visit www.theheavynorth.com for more information.

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The Heavy North Release New Single ‘Give A Little Love’

Sep 27, 2023 — Leave a comment

The Heavy North reveal ‘surprise’ new single Give A Little Love ahead of second album release

Liverpool-based blues rock band The Heavy North have released their latest single ‘Give A Little Love’ on all download and streaming platforms.

‘Give A Little Love’ is the third single taken from The Heavy North’s much-anticipated second album ‘Delta Shakedown’ expected next month and follows the band’s earlier releases ‘Where Are You Now?’ and ‘Round Again’.

Earlier this year the scouse six-piece embarked on a UK headline tour before traveling to Spain and Gibraltar for their first overseas shows of the year.

More recently, the band appeared at Kendal Calling Festival in the Lake District and have picked up consecutive radio plays on BBC Radio 2’s Rock Show, Radio X, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio.

Discussing the meaning behind the band’s new single, The Heavy North lead singer Kenny Stuart said, “Give A Little Love is a song about finding the positives in life and not focusing on the negatives all of the time”.

“It’s a song for anyone who’s feeling bogged down and needs reminding of the good things, even when they’re difficult to find” added Kenny. “I suppose the message behind ‘Give A Little Love’ is to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and go again.”

‘Give A Little Love’ was recorded, mixed, and produced by Jose Ibanez at 3rd Planet Recording Studio, Liverpool and mastered by Martin Kuchta at Roughgrain Mastering.

To coincide with the upcoming album release in October the band have announced two intimate in-store album shows at Wax and Beans Records in Bury, Greater Manchester (Fri 20th) and Jacaranda Records in Liverpool (Sun 22nd).

The Heavy North are also gearing up for their biggest headline show to date at Liverpool’s Camp and Furnace on Friday 1st December where they will be performing as a 12-piece band, plus special guest singer-songwriter and guitarist Jay Lewis (Cast, The Zutons, The La’s, Cracatila).

‘Give A Little Love’ is OUT NOW on all download and streaming platforms.

The Heavy North’s second album ‘Delta Shakedown’ is out Friday 20th October. Visit www.theheavynorth.com for more information.

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The Heavy North Release New Single ‘Round Again’

Jul 4, 2023 — Leave a comment

Is it even possible for a band to keep getting better with each release? For The Heavy North it is! If these two singles are anything to go by then we’re in for a treat. A sign of exciting things to come.

Six-piece rock band The Heavy North have announce their next single ‘Round Again’ is out now ahead of the band’s second album ‘Delta Shakedown’ expected later this year.

‘Round Again’ marks the second single from The Heavy North’s upcoming album following the release of ‘Where Are You Now?’ back in March which was featured on BBC Radio 2’s The Rock Show with legendary Johnnie Walker as well as BBC Introducing and Radio X.

Discussing the meaning behind the new single ‘Round Again’ The Heavy North frontman Kenny Stuart said “It’s a song about being complacent with day-to-day routines whilst longing for a wilder, more carefree time”.

“Round Again is also a response to our last single ‘Where Are You Now?’ which was about wondering what people from our past are up to now, but with this time we’re reflecting on our own circumstances and situations”.

The band have just played their first overseas show before returning to the UK to play the band’s first major festival show at Kendal Calling Festival on Saturday 29th July.

Earlier this year the band also announced their biggest headline show to date at Liverpool’s Camp and Furnace on Friday 1st December 2023. The huge hometown show follows The Heavy North’s sold out 500-capacity Arts Club show last year where the band performed their debut album Electric Soul Machine from start to finish, accompanied by a 12-piece band featuring a string quartet, a brass section and backing vocalists.

The Heavy North’s brand new single ‘Round Again’ is available on all download and streaming platforms now.

Delta Shakedown is available to pre-order now on 12” gatefold vinyl (blue or red colour disc) exclusively from Wax and Beans Records in Bury.

For more information and tickets for The Heavy North’s upcoming live shows visit http://www.theheavynorth.com

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