Let The Music (Take Control) Coloured Vinyl + Black Vinyl + Signed Print
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Original DIY success story, indie/dance crossover icons and enduring figures across multiple realms of British popular culture, The Farm return with their first new music of 2025, Moment In Time. Instantly recognisable by sound for their aspirational, observational and near-spiritual upbeat and aspirational electro-inspired indie, and by sight for their mod-ish terrace gang wardrobe, the formerly riotous, now reformed 80s/90s Liverpool five-piece return as wised-up statesmen of pop and look ahead to the release of their long-awaited, fifth album, "Let The Music (Take Control)", on Fri 20 June 2025.
Despite appearing to be forever present as a force in music thanks to repeated cover versions and timely re-issues of their greatest hit singles, plus decades of well-publicised activism, The Farm's last album was 1994's US-only release of Hullabaloo. A band whipped up into a frenzy of deserved hype following the release of their 1991, No.1 debut album, Spartacus, which brought era-defining singles, All Together Now and Groovy Train into the world, they quickly followed up in 1992 with their second album, Love See No Colour.
Constructed by the band's original 'heyday' line-up of Peter Hooton (vocals), Steve Grimes (guitar/keys), Keith Mullin (guitar) Carl Hunter (bass) and Roy Boulter(drums), the fruits of The Farm's new studio sessions were first tasted with BBC Radio 2-playlisted single, Feel The Love, released in summer 2023. Sensing new creative momentum within themselves and a hunger amongst fans for more of the same, The Farm connected with leading indie label, Modern Sky and completed a further, nine tracks to complete Let The Music (Take Control), their first album in over three decades.
Recorded in their home city and produced in the company of Mike Cave (The Charlatans, Bloc Party), the full track-listing for the album as follows:
1. Forever & Ever
2. Let The Music (Take Control)
3. Feel The Love
4. Waiting For The Sun
5. Breathe
6. That Feeling
7. World Without You
8. Moment In Time
9. Can't Stop (Loving You)
10. Eternity
Bonus 7" (included within coloured vinyl packaging)
Side A - Feel The Love (2 Drunk 2 Funk - Soul Sunset Remix)
Side B - Let The Music (Take Control) 'Reimagined and remixed by Martyn Ware and Tom Gillieron'
2 Drunk 2 Funk - Soul Sunset Remix / Keith Mullin says "The story is our producer Simon Britton heard the track loved it, and offered to do a remix with his remixing partner, they go out as 2Drunk 2Funk, they wanted to reference those early Italian piano house tracks, Ibiza early days, even down to the sounds used, the kick is early acid house type vibe."
Reimagined and remixed by Martyn Ware and Tom Gillieron / Peter Hooton says "I'd done a few British Electric Foundation gigs with Martyn and we got talking about remixes. He told me about all the ones he'd done over the years and it was very impressive, so, when I got the chance, I asked him if he'd be interested in remixing Let the Music (Take Control) as I thought it would be the perfect song for his remix skills!"