The Heavy Return With Raw Power on 'Hurt & The Merciless,' Out Today

Super sonic soul group The Heavy released 'Hurt & The Merciless' today, their first album in four years. Tomorrow, the band will perform their hard-hitting single "Since You Been Gone" on CBS This Morning. Their song "Turn Up" has been the theme song for the NCAA Men's basketball tournament for weeks, playing repeatedly through televised March Madness games and festivities.

The band exclusively streamed the album last week on Pandora and it's available today for streaming on all digital platforms. They've also just premiered a new video, for rambunctious soul cut "What Happened To The Love." Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/161010601/4cfddf1bdf

The UK's Q Magazine offered early praise for the new record, calling it "Zeppelin-meets-Motown" and adding "'Hurt & The Merciless' testifies like James Brown on a mountaintop."

The Heavy were at SXSW this year and one of their many performances was streamed through NPR Music: n.pr/1VVirDB. The band also sat down with Fast Company in Austin to discuss their licensing success. In the coming months, they'll perform during both weekends of Coachella, and on a West Coast tour that includes a sold-out, headlining gig at The Roxy in LA. A full list of U.S. tour dates is below.

TOUR DATES:

4/17 - Coachella Festival - Indio, CA

4/20 - The Roxy - Los Angeles, CA

4/22 - The Glasshouse - Pomona, CA

4/24 - Coachella Festival - Indio, CA

4/25 - Velvet Jones - Santa Barbara, CA

4/26 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA

4/27 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA

4/29 - Bossanova Ballroom - Portland, OR

5/1 - Neumos - Seattle, WA

5/2 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC