Groningen, Netherlands-based four-piece Real Farmer have today unveiled ‘Heart Out’, a new single that’s a thrilling mix of 60s beat and proto punk. Hollering vocals and swashbuckling guitars conjure up a mental image of the wasted, sweatstained, downtown New York of the mid-70s: that of Richard Hell or Dead Boys. For the video they were filmed playing live by Roger Sargent (The Libertines, Vona Vella, Baxter Dury) at Margate’s iconic greasy spoon Dalby Cafe. On ‘Heart Out’, Real Farmer share:
“Some days the urge to give up feels insurmountable. What does art matter in a world where the sick reign and act with impunity? Are we even worthy of love? We need to resist becoming bitter by what is happening out there. Love is the drive to do everything but also sets the intention that an act should have. Resistance needs love.”
The single release comes as Real Farmer today announce their second album Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right, set for release on 1 May through Peter Doherty‘s Strap Originals on vinyl and digital. In allegiance with independent record shops, a limited deluxe colored vinyl will be available in certain stores. Real Farmer’s new album becomes their third release to be recorded at Far Out Sound Studios in Rotterdam by Niek Van Den Driesschen (Rats on Rafts, Iguana Death Cult), following debut album Compare What’s There (2024) and EP RF II (2025).
“Not all songs are punk songs, but everything is written in this spirit,” says Real Farmer. “There’s so much happening in the world, that if you’re even a little empathetic, you can’t help but feel overwhelmed and saddened [by it all]. Music remains such an important outlet as well as a meeting point for politics and worldviews. And with this album we hope listeners can also find a sense of empowerment and hope through our songs.”
Upon completing upcoming dates in Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and France, Real Farmer are back in the UK in June for their biggest headline run yet. The gigs are announced as they gear up to support Peter Doherty at a sold out 2,700 cap L’Olympia in Paris tonight.
Real Farmer Live Dates
May
7 – Köln, Bumann & SOHN
8 – Horst, Nikspack Festival
9 – Amsterdam, OCCII
11 – Berlin, Schokoladen
12 – Hamburg, MS Stubnitz
14 – Basel, Hirscheneck
15 – Bern, ISC
20 – Marseille, L’intermédiaire
22 – Biel Bienne, venue TBC
29 – Utrecht, ACU
30 – Eindhoven, Skinfest
June
1 – Paris, Verte est la nuit
2 – Brighton, Prince Albert
3 – London, New River Studios
4 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
5 – Manchester, YES (basement)
6 – Newcastle, ZEROX: the Shooting Gallery
7 – Glasgow, The Hug & Pint
9 – Sheffield, Delicious Clam
10 – Oxford, Little Bully
11 – Nottingham, JT Soar
12 – Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre
13 – Southampton, Heartbreakers Bar
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