farm is a band in which three two-handed men write songs and play them. These hands belong to Joshua Givens, Ben Maddox, and Jedd Kettler. They're music ranges from quiet, dark folk, and catchy indie pop to full-frontal rock. Some have described their music as Americana-noir.

    farm formed in late winter 2006, releasing a five-song ep, 'House Horse,' later that spring, and the 18-song double (sort of) album, 'Gray Birds,' in May 2007. Their second full-length disc, 'The Cave,' came out in Oct. 2008 and received some pleasant reactions. This warmed the cockles of their prehensile hearts. There's nothing like hot cockles.

    Their newest disc - an 11-song collection of digital renkus, meteorological folk rock, and psychedelic pop titled 'sat., cloudy, calm, 36ºF, 10:44 p.m.' -  will be released on Sept. 25, 2010.

    The lion's share of another new disc - promising to be darker and more expansive then 'sat., cloudy, calm, 36ºF, 10:44 p.m.' - is also completed.

Drawing by Joshua Givens