Brighton’s Joe Average return with impact. On July 8, 2025, the original trio—Rich, Mad Mick, and Prof—drop Panic Buttons, their first official release since the early ’90s, now fronted by a fierce vocal from rising talent Faber. Billed as Joe Average feat Mad Mick (1990 Infinity) + FABER, the single lands like a flare from the past into the present.
Before the long silence, they tore through London institutions—Hammersmith Palais, Hippodrome—at the crest of the UK’s first rave wave. And yes, Josh’s anthem Infinity was a phenomenon, propelled by Mad Mick’s unforgettable sax line, a melody that burrowed into the underground and never left. Then came the vanishing act—until Friday the 13th, October 2023, exactly 34 years to the day of their final gig. Rich and Mick collided again, a coincidence too loud to ignore. One wild lead later, Rich tracked Prof to a church in northeast London—standing there in the same rave top he wore in ’89. The spark was instant.
Panic Buttons is the charge. Produced by Rich, it slams live drums against Mick’s signature sax and Prof’s melodic undercurrents, while Faber spits soul and grit over the top. It’s old-school rave DNA, upgraded: urgent, neon, and alive.
For Rich, who once stepped away from drums after a serious motorcycle accident—then built a global motorcycle exhaust brand and even his own house—this single is a full-circle blaze. Joe Average aren’t just back. They’ve reanimated the dance floor.