Liverpool band The Farm, known for their early-’90s baggy singles “Groovy Train” and “All Together Now,” are back and have announced their first album in over 30 years. Let The Music (Take Control) will be out May 2 via Modern Sky.
Formed in 1984, The Farm released a series of DIY singles before falling in with the indie-rave Madchester scene and scored a UK hit with a cover of The Monkees’ “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone” which led to further hits “Groovy Train” and “All Together Now,” which were all on their 1991 debut album, Spartacus, which was produced by Madness frontman Suggs and released on Sire Records in America. The band went on to make two more albums, including 1994’s Hullabaloo which interestingly didn’t get a UK release. The Farm broke up shortly after Hullabaloo but reformed a decade later and have been together, on and off, ever since, but it wasn’t until this year that they released new music.
Let The Music (Take Control) was made in Liverpool with the band’s ’90s lineup and was produced by Mike Cave (Bloc Party, The Charlatans). The first single is the bright, danceable “Forever & Ever,” which picks up where Spartacus left off. “When I first heard the new music in rehearsals, I knew I had to match the infectious nature of the music, so went for lyrics that aim straight between the eyes,” says frontman Peter Hooton. “I went for the timeless theme of everlasting love. It’s about love, obsession and infatuation.”
Listen to “Forever & Ever,” watch videos for their hits and check out the new album art below.
For fans of early-’90s indie dance, The Farm are not the only band who are back at it, EMF are making new music, and so are Stereo MC’s.
