Heavy Heart are a British

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band formed in 2014 in London. They are notable for writing, recording and releasing a new song each month of 2016, all of which then appeared on their 2017 debut ''Keepsake''.

History

Heavy Heart was initially formed at the start of 2014 in south-east London as a three-piece by Anna Vincent (vocals, guitar), James Vincent (guitar) and Patrick Fitzroy (guitar). They expanded the line-up later that year with the addition of Adam Williams (bass guitar) and Craig Brown (drums). The band

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a demo

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in 2014, following this in 2016 with a project which involved writing, recording and releasing a new song online every month throughout the year. All twelve songs formed a full-length

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collection entitled ''Keepsake'' which was released in March 2017 by London based

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record label, I Can & I Will and digitally by

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. Heavy Heart appeared live at 2015's

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in New York City, also performing at MBC Fest in Valencia, Spain and

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, UK. The band have received radio support from

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and Charlie Ashcroft at

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in the UK, as well as in the USA on

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(Medford, MA), DKFM (Fresno, CA), 913 The Summit (Akron, OH), WJCU (Cleveland, OH), 106.1 The Corner (Charlottesville, VA), and WVPB (Charleston, WV). Their music was described by

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as "a graceful and rewarding listen" and by The Line of Best Fit as "lush

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", whilst The Revue included the band in their ''Artists to Watch in 2017'' feature, saying they had "an intoxicating rock formula with a

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Members

Current

* Anna Vincent – lead vocals, guitar (2014–present) * Patrick Fitzroy – guitar, backing vocals, synths (2014–present) * James Vincent – guitar, backing vocals (2014–present) * Craig Brown – drums (2014–present)

Former

* Adam Williams – bass (2014–2017)

Discography

Albums

EPs

''This Season – EP'' (2014)

Singles

References

External links

* {{official Indie rock groups from London British alternative rock groups Musical groups established in 2014 Rock music groups from the London Borough of Lewisham 2014 establishments in England