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Watch The Heavy Perform At SXSW

The Heavy performs at SXSW 2016 on the Radio Day Stage.
Hope Helmuth
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The Heavy performs at SXSW 2016 on the Radio Day Stage.

After flying into Austin from Bath, England, the psychedelic funk and retro soul band The Heavy performed a high-energy set of songs drawn mostly from its new album, Hurt & The Merciless, out April 1. The album is the group's first new release since 2012 — hence lead singer Kelvin Swaby's comment, "Thanks for being here, we've been away for a while."

It was worth the wait, as The Heavy tore into its Friday-afternoon set with customary intensity and thick, rocking grooves. Below, watch the band perform "What Happened To The Love" and "The Apology" from the SXSW Radio Day Stage.

'What Happened To The Love'

'The Apology'

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Bruce Warren is assistant general manager for programming of WXPN in Philadelphia. Besides serving as executive producer of World Café, Warren also contributes to Paste magazine and writes for two blogs: Some Velvet Blog and WXPN's All About The Music Blog.