▁Se as ▁and ▁The ▁Dem on ▁Str ings . ▁ ▁Al bar n ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁TV ▁programme ▁Later ... with ▁J ools ▁Holland ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁along ▁with ▁Cold play , ▁The ▁Black ▁Ke ys , ▁Sh aron ▁Jones ▁& ▁The ▁D ap - K ings ▁& ▁Az iza ▁Bra him ▁ ▁Al bar n ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Mercur y ▁Prize ▁Award ▁and ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁live ▁ceremony ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁performed ▁" Host iles ". ▁All ▁nom ine es ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁ceremony ▁Al bar n ▁and ▁Royal ▁Blood ' s ▁performances ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁well ▁received ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁evening . ▁However , ▁Al bar n ▁ended ▁up ▁losing ▁the ▁award ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁based ▁hip - h op ▁tri o ▁Young ▁F athers ▁for ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁album ▁Dead . ▁ ▁The ▁He avy ▁Se as ▁ ▁Al bar n ' s ▁live ▁band ▁is ▁called ▁The ▁He avy ▁Se as , ▁and ▁features ▁guitar ist ▁Se ye , ▁drum mer ▁Paul i ▁the ▁PS M , ▁guitar ist ▁Jeff ▁W oot ton ▁and ▁Mike ▁Smith ▁on ▁key boards . ▁Both ▁Smith ▁and ▁W oot ton ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Gor illa z ' ▁Es cape ▁to ▁Pl astic ▁Beach ▁World ▁Tour . ▁On ▁ 1 5 – 1 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Al bar n ▁& ▁The ▁He avy ▁Se as ' ▁performances ▁at