The Heavy Heavy: 2024

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The Heavy Heavy's 2022 debut EP, Life and Life Only, was an instant classic when it was released, and a breakthrough for this Brighton-based band, led by Will Turner and Georgie Fuller. 

The EP's seven songs were warm, inviting and, to my ears, had a very '70s California vibe to them. However when I asked Turner and Fuller a couple years ago in their first FUV Live session, they said that their biggest inspiration was actually the Rolling Stones.

That bluesy British rock style is far clearer on their new album, One of a Kind. They also incorporate pop and country and get psychedelic too on the new songs, while maintaining their signature timeless style.

I was very happy to catch up with Fuller and Turner again in Studio A. The Heavy Heavy seemed even more confident and powerful to me. They're especially excited to tour behind this new album. "The live show is a different beast," says Fuller. "Will is a producer at heart and I'm a performer at heart, and so between us we bridge the two worlds."

Get a taste of The Heavy Heavy's live magic. Watch videos of Turner, Fuller, bassist Tom Holder, guitarist Frank Fogden, and drummer Joe Bordenaro playing three songs from One of a Kind: "Happiness," "Because You're Mine," and "Cherry."

[Recorded: 7/24/24; Engineered by Jim O'Hara with Erin Merriman; produced by Meghan Offtermatt; videographers: Louisa Schramm, Alena Godas, Olivia Iannaccone, and Sebastian Giugovaz]