“Real Farmer are the real deal. They have the hooks, and they have the inventiveness and the scratching, scrapping garage band thrills.” Louder Than War
“Expect lightning-fast tempos, razor-sharp riffs, pulsating drums, and captivating melodies.” Under The Radar
“Real Farmer have paved the way for what modern punk can be.” Indie Is Not A Genre
Groningen-based four-piece Real Farmer have today unveiled 9 Till Not Alright, their final song and video before the album is out – it can be watched here. The Dutch punks’ second studio album Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right is out through Strap Originals digitally on 1 May and on black, and green vinyl on 15 May. The pre-order link is here.
For their gleaming new music video Real Farmer went under a makeover, swapping jeans and t-shirts for suits in order to slam white-collared crime. Singer Jeroen Klootsema explains:
“While we work our jobs to make a living, the upper-class monetises and profits from our labour and our struggle. From inside trading to war profiteering, illegal waste dumping and child slavery, no bar is low enough for the man in suit and tie. While they point the finger to the even less-fortunate, the Epstein class goes unscathed. An unthinkable amount of wealth that tirelessly works to pollute the deepest waters of our planet. Without us in their scheme, this wealth becomes meaningless. And they will do anything to stop that from happening.”
Real Farmer’s previous singles from the upcoming album include: I.D.K.T.S. (I Don’t Know This Song), which premiered on Huw Stephens’ 6 Music show. Missing Link and Heart Out sees Real Farmer at their most hard-hitting and they performed the rabble-rousing proto-punk cuts live in Margate’s Dalby Cafe. Run By Animals shows a different side to the band with bassist Marrit Meinema taking lead vocal duties, which resulted in spell-binding dream pop noir.
Real Farmer recorded the new album live to tape with audio engineer Niek van den Driesschen (Iguana Death Cult, Rats on Rafts) at Far Out Sound Studios in Rotterdam’s Coolhaven district. It was mastered by Mikey Young (Amyl and the Sniffers, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard).
Radio spins for the singles have come in not only from BBC 6 Music’s Huw Stephens, but Craig Charles, Steve Lamacq and Apple Music 1’s Matt Wilkinson. Meanwhile, the likes of So Young, CLASH, God Is In The TV and Indie Is Not A Genre have all lent their support in the press.
With Peter Doherty, Protomartyr, Babyshambles, Pitchfork Paris and Primavera supports or festivals in the bag over the past 12 months, Real Farmer are set for a 23-date tour of Europe and then the UK. The dates are as follows:
May
07 – Köln, Bumann & SOHN
08 – Horst, Nikspack Festival
09 – Amsterdam, OCCII
11 – Berlin, Schokoladen
12 – Hamburg, MS Stubnitz
14 – Basel, Hirscheneck
15 – Bern, ISC
20 – Marseille, L’intermédiaire
22 – Biel/Bienne, Chrüsimüsi
29 – Utrecht, ACU
30 – Eindhoven, Skinfest
June
01 – Paris, Verte est la nuit
02 – Brighton, Prince Albert
03 – London, New River Studios
04 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
05 – Manchester, YES (basement)
06 – Newcastle, Marrapalooza
07 – Glasgow, The Hug & Pint
09 – Sheffield, Delicious Clam
10 – Oxford, Little Bully
11 – Nottingham, JT Soar
12 – Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre
13 – Southampton, Heartbreakers Bar
Real Farmer hail from the northern Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen, the birthplaces over the last sixty years or so of a lot of smart, independent and rough-edged rock music. Real Farmer have always channelled this singular, often rebellious history. Just listen to their explosive early releases like their dark and personal debut album (Compare What’s There [2024]), or hear tell of the turbocharged shows in any dive that would take them.
Real Farmer are: Jeroen Klootsema (vocals), Marrit Meinema (bass, vocals), Leon Harms (drums), Peter van der Ploeg (guitar, backing vocals).
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