Real Farmer have released their new single ‘The Straightest Line‘ through Peter Doherty’s Strap Originals. It’s the second single to be lifted from Real Farmer’s debut album, Compare What’s There, which is released 8th March 2024. To celebrate the release the band have announced five headline shows in London, Exeter, Oxford, Bristol and Nottingham.
As active members of the vibrant local music scene in Groningen with their wonderfully infectious punk noise, Real Farmer’s debut album Compare What’s There finds guitarist/vocalist Peter van der Ploeg, bassist/vocalist Marrit Meinema, singer Jeroen Klootsema and drummer Leon Harms concocting fast-paced, driving songs with wiry riffs, propelling drums, and winding melodies. Each track stands on its own, both expressing a nostalgia for a different time and reflecting the time and place the songs were written in, showing the multifaceted personalities that make up Real Farmer. Groningen is one of the youngest cities in Europe, thanks in part to a ‘do it yourself’ non-profit attitude, of which Real Farmer have become an integral part.
Real Farmer share the following about the new single:
“While some songs take multiple rehearsals to write, ‘The Straightest Line ‘ as born in one session. The intention was to keep the song as simple as possible and to make a catchy punk song with the few elements that we had.”
Real Farmer will be playing six shows for Independent Venue Week in January and February on
the “Triple Dutch Tour” with fellow Dutch up-and-comers Personal Trainer (including members of
Real Farmer) and The Klittens. In March the band are on the road again supporting Bull in Brighton along with five headline shows.
Real Farmer Tour Dates:
JANUARY
29th Norwich – Arts Centre (Triple Dutch Tour)
Tue 30th St Albans – The Horn (Triple Dutch Tour)
Wednesday 31st Cambridge – Junction 2 (Triple Dutch Tour)
FEBRUARY
1st- York – The Crescent (Triple Dutch Tour)
2nd- Hebden Bridge – Trades Club (Triple Dutch Tour)
3rd- Sheffield – Sidney & Matilda (Triple Dutch Tour)
MARCH
14th- Brighton – Green Door Store (supporting Bull)
15th- London – Two Palms (headline show)
16th- Exeter – Cavern (headline show)
17th- Oxford – The Library Pub (headline show)
18th- Bristol – Exchange (headline show)
19th- Nottingham – JT Soar (headline show)
For more information on Real Farmers please check out their facebook and instagram.
