The Brand New Heavies

Overview

Well, well, well, Brand New Heavies you deliciously soulful things, it sure is about time we heard your jams again. The celebrated British masters of all things boogie, misfortune and mamma-lovin' midnight trunk-funk are finally heading to Australian shores, as their reformation gets hot and heavy in the August cool.

With an acid jazz toxicity to burn a hole through the nearest stuffed shirt, TBNH are one helluva struttin', rhymin', grindin' groove — a warm reminder that it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing. With the return of Grammy-nominated songstress N’Dea Davenport and her smoothly gunning vocals, this regroup sees the addition of four original members of the funktrust, with Simon Bartholomew rolling guitar, Jan Kincaid gettin' loose on percussion and Andrew Levy slappin' that bass like thurr.

With humble beginnings in 1985 in Ealing, London, this collective crew has seen a quarter of a century together, as their RandB unity even saw their killer track Jump 'n' Move feature in the 2006 penguin film Happy Feet. With a ten-year break proving absence makes the heart grow funkier, the title of a recent album re-release really says it all for this soulful bounce of a crew: We Won't Stop.