Indie Revolution’s Album Of The Month is Liverpool blues-rock band The Heavy North with their fantastic debut live album ‘Fire In The Furnace’. The band did a 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.
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. It was a show to remember! And now it is recorded on an album for all to hear.
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
‘Don’t Need Money (Live)’ is the second single taken from The Heavy North’s eagerly anticipated, upcoming debut live album ‘Fire In The Furnace’ which is scheduled for release on Friday 2nd August 2024
The live recording of ‘Don’t Need Money’ features guest musicians the Northern String Quartet, backing vocalists Rosalie Galvin and Molly Fryo, trumpet player Lozza Taylor and saxophonist Ste Powell who performed alongside The Heavy North at the Camp and Furnace, Liverpool on Friday 1st December 2023.
The Heavy North are a powerhouse on the live stage, extremely captivating and electrifying. ‘Don’t Need Money (Live)’ is out now across all streaming platforms.
3 months on from the band’s biggest show to date, Liverpool blues rock band The Heavy North have announced the release of ‘The Genie (Live)’ – the first single taken from their upcoming debut live album ‘Fire In The Furnace’ scheduled for release later this year.
Previously released as the opening track on the band’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘Electric Soul Machine’ album in 2022, upcoming single ‘The Genie (Live)’ was recorded at The Heavy North’s 12-piece band headline show at the Camp and Furnace in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle in December 2023 and produced by the band’s guitarist Jose Ibanez at 3rd Planet Recording Studios
The live recording of ‘The Genie’ features guest musicians the Northern String Quartet, backing vocalists Rosalie Galvin and Molly Fryo, trumpet player Lozza Taylor and saxophonist Ste Powell who performed alongside The Heavy North’s vocalist Kenny Stuart, guitarists Jose Ibanez and Jack Birch, bass player Andrew Horrocks, keys player Ste Penn and drummer Mark Rice.
The band’s live album ‘Fire In the Furnace’ features 20 original tracks from The Heavy North’s debut EP ‘Dive Bar Blues’ (2020), the band’s debut album ‘Electric Soul Machine’ (2022) and last year’s follow-up LP ‘Delta Shakedown’ (2023).
To coincide with the album release, The Heavy North have also confirmed the full feature-length ‘Fire In The Furnace’ concert film will be released later this year on selected streaming platforms and cinemas.
Discussing the new single and upcoming live album, The Heavy North frontman Kenny Stuart said “For anyone who attended our headline show at the Camp and Furnace back in December, we hope you’ll agree it was a boss night – and we can’t wait to share the live recordings with everyone. It was great to perform so many of our original tracks with a string quartet, a brass section and backing singers, and it’s something not a lot of bands are able to do”.
“Thanks to everyone who helped make the Camp and Furnace show a success and to everyone who came along, and me and the lads hope our live album captures the atmosphere and the energy of the night” said Kenny.
The Heavy North guitarist and producer Jose Ibanez added “We would also like to thank our friends at Adlib Audio and Green Frog Productions for recording the show, and a special thanks to Martin Kuchta at Roughgrain for mastering all of our tracks – including our upcoming single The Genie”
“By releasing the full live album and concert film we hope to give everyone the opportunity to experience The Heavy North’s live performance from the show and hear some of our tracks performed in a different way” said Jose.
The Heavy North’s new single ‘The Genie (Live)’ will be available from Friday 15th March 2024 on all download and streaming platforms.
The Heavy North’s debut live album ‘Fire In The Furnace’ is available to pre-order now on double 12” gatefold colour vinyl and double CD exclusively from Bury-based independent record store Wax and Beans Records. For more information please visit www.theheavynorth.com.
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