The House That Dirt Built

VINYL FORMAT. The Heavy are back and this time it's in the form of their brilliant second album, The House That Dirt Built. Hitting like the garage-punk monster that is is, Shingae Shoniwa of The Noisettes offers up the backing box on a tune which sounds like Little Richard possessed by the devil and turned up to 11. Main single "How You Like Me Now"is pure vodoo-funk. "Sixteen" channels the ghost of Screamin' Jay into a tawdry tale of Satan and his young bride. "Short Change Hero" is an epic Spaghetti Western love song calling on the youth to drop their tools. "No Time" combines a filthy break with thundering riffing about losing the love that was supposed to be forever. "Long Way From Home" is punk-blues of genuine yearning.

Mixed and produced by Jim Abiss and with the Noisettes input on three tracks, The House That Dirt Built represents a huge step forward for an already fantastic group.