This week, we cross the pond for a talk with rising British roots-rockers Will Turner and Georgie Fuller, who harness the freewheeling sonic spirit of the ’60s with a new Brighton-based band they call The Heavy Heavy.
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While the British coast isnāt exactly known for its blissed out sunshiny beaches (or as a haven for rock ‘n’ roll stardom), Will and Georgie decamped there during the pandemic. And through the power of imagination (and production wizardry), they somehow mastered the reverb-y sun-soaked harmonies that Laurel Canyon favorites the Mamas and the Papas and the Byrds brought forth during the summer of love, with their breakout EP Life and Life Only (with a wink to Mr. Dylan), issued stateside by ATO Records.
The response to their Woodstock-flavored tracks like āGo Down Riverā and āAll My Dreams,ā led by pairing Willās roaring guitar and Georgieās gospel-tinted vocals, has been overwhelming. European tours with label-mates Black Pumas preceded national U.S. TV appearances and their first full run in America. While some could write them off as merely skilled nostalgia-hounds, what Turner has pulled off with his masterful production of Life and Life Only shows an obsessive attention to detail, helping resurrect a sound and, more importantly, a feeling that isnāt stuck in the utopian hippie era, but could be the soundtrack to a more hopeful age that we may just be entering now.
Photo Credit: Holly Whitaker
