Heavyweight Champion of the World
Reverend and the Makers
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Customer Reviews
Indy-electro-techno-dance?
Its hard to classify, perhaps it shouldn't be but this track has all the elements and its a real anthem. There are some delectably fat sweeping synth leeds in there reminiscent of Paninaro by Petshop Boys, mixed in with rolling baseline gritty northern vocals, its a great track and not one riding on the tailwinds of Arctic Monkeys (also from Sheffield), the Rev is carving his own path.
Biography
Formed: 2005 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Engla
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s
Fusing indie rock melodies and attitudes with dance rhythms and electronic surfaces, Reverend and the Makers were formed by vocalist and songwriter Jon McClure, who at the age of 25 was already a fixture on the music scene in Sheffield, England. Previously a member of the short-lived bands Judan Suki and 1984, McClure had a reputation in Sheffield as both a songwriter and a poet, and became something of a mentor to Alex Turner, who would become an overnight sensation as the leader of the group Arctic...
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Top Albums and Songs By Reverend and the Makers
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Heavyweight Champion of the World | Heavyweight Champion of the World - Single | 3:29 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
He Said He Loved Me | The State of Things | 2:53 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Heavyweight Champion of the World | The State of Things | 3:25 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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He Said He Loved Me | He Said He Loved Me - EP | 2:56 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Open Your Window | The State of Things | 4:03 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
