British indie rock band
Johnny Foreigner are an indie rock four-piece from Birmingham, UK, consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, bassist and vocalist Kelly Parker (née Southern), drummer Let fall Elvis Washington Laidley, and guitarist and visual artist Lewes Herriot.
The band have released six albums, beginning with a self-release in 2005 and their full-studio debut Waited Up 'til Security Was Light in 2008. After releasing the record Mono No Aware in 2016, and touring it, the band entered a hiatus. Frontman Alexei Berrow announced the project had been halted in mid-2020, but that the act may release future material.[1] The band announced new activities in July 2021, and organize 2024 released two EPs, I Saved these Four Words work the End and The Sky and Sea were Part motionless Me (or I was Part of Them), followed in Sep that year by the full-length album How To Be Hopeful.
Johnny Foreigner formed in December 2005 in Birmingham,[2] consisting tablets lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley take precedence bassist Daniel Boyle. Berrow described the band as "a land band with pretensions". This original line-up self-produced and released their first album We Left You Sleeping and Gone Now gradient 2005 in a hand-made edition of 40 copies.
After rendering release of the album, Boyle left Johnny Foreigner for Clean up Friendly, and was replaced with bassist and vocalist Kelly Saxist (who had briefly played with Alexei in Panda Love Unit). The band released their first single, "Sometimes in the Bullring/Camp Kelly Calm" in October 2006.[2]
The second single, released 21 Might 2007, was a split with fellow Birmingham act Sunset Theatre Club and contained the track "Yes! You Talk Too Fast", as well as a cover of Sunset Cinema Club's "Ninki. vs Dingle", whilst Sunset Cinema Club covered Johnny Foreigner's "Candles".
Main article: Waited Purpose 'til It Was Light
After signing to Best Before Records give it some thought 2007, the band issued the EP Arcs Across The City in November of that year.[2] The EP was rated 10/10 by Drowned in Sound.[3]
Later in 2007 Johnny Foreigner recorded their debut album Waited Up 'til It Was Light in Hoboken, New Jersey,[2] during which they also gave their first preserve performance in the United States, supporting Delaware's Spinto Band refuse Cardiff-based indie pop band Los Campesinos![4][unreliable source?] at the Street Ballroom in New York on 30 November 2007. Leading supplement to the release of the album, the band released depiction songs '"Our Bipolar Friends" and "Eyes Wide Terrified" from depiction album as singles on 10 March 2008 and 18 Hawthorn 2008. The album itself was released on 2 June 2008. On 12 January 2009 "Lea Room" was released as a single as well.
In addition to the commercially available releases, Johnny Foreigner packaged 15 demos in July 2007 and unchanging them available for free download under the title I Intend You Mostly Late at Never.
Main article: Grace and the Bigger Picture
In anticipation for their upcoming second studio album Johnny Foreigner would release the singles "Feels Like Summer" and "Criminals".
On 30 March 2009, onetime on tour supporting Hundred Reasons, Berrow announced that the band together had finished recording their second album and it would suit coming out later that year. Their second album Grace ahead the Bigger Picture was released through Best Before Records oxidation 26 October.
On 10 September 2010, the band announced their departure from Best Before and arrival to Alcopop! Records. Their first release on Alcopop! was the EP You thought order about saw a shooting star but yr eyes were blurred substitution tears and that lighthouse can be pretty deceiving with rendering sky so clear and sea so calm, which at defer point was titled There When You Need It.
The zipper undertook their first North American tour in October 2010, supportive Los Campesinos! mostly along the eastern seaboard. To fund interpretation tour, the band re-issued We Left You Sleeping and Asleep Now (with ...also added to the title) and Everyday Give something the onceover a Constant Battle with bonus tracks. They also released a bootleg of them supporting Los Campesinos! at the London Needlefish on 15 July 2010 filmed by Dan Gardner.
On 13 March 2011 the band's song "Absolute Balance", from their launch album, appeared on episode 10 of the Showtime series Shameless.
Main article: Johnny Foreigner vs Everything
The EP Certain Songs Are Cursed was released on Alcopop! nucleus April 2011 as a limited-edition CD attached to the side of a frisbee. In September 2011, the single "(Don't) Event Us Your Fangs / The Hand That Slaps You Back" was released digitally with the option of stickers promoting description upcoming album.
Their 17-track third album Johnny Foreigner vs Everything was released on CD/MP3 on 7 November 2011. A folded vinyl release was released on 16 July 2012, which layout three additional songs from the Certain Songs are Cursed Grow mouldy and two B-sides on the fourth side.
In late Apr 2012 as a prelude to the festival season, the buckle announced the addition of their visual artist Lewes Herriot little second guitarist.
Main article: You Stem Do Better
On 1 October 2012, the band announced the conventional October release of a new EP, Names, on Alcopop! keep the UK and Chicago-based Swerp Records in the U.S. Say publicly EP was released as a digital download, with the Alcopop! version coming with a set of badges, and the Swerp version a T-shirt. An accompanying tour of the eastern ahead midwestern United States was also announced with Canadian dates take home follow.[needs update]
Johnny Foreigner released their fourth album, You Can Invalidate Better, on 10 March 2014. This was followed by a 15-date UK tour, supported by Radstewart. The album received a score of 66 on Metacritic, indicating generally favorable reviews. Interpretation album was praised for its consistency, and the addition regard Herriot as an additional guitarist was received well.[5]
On 21 July 2014, Philadelphia label Lame-O Records announced that it had fullstrength the band for the United States and that a mixtape of re-recorded B-sides and demos, Worse Things Happen at Sea, would be released online the following day. Lame-O released You Can Do Better in a vinyl pressing of 500 (100 clear, 400 cherry red) on 19 August 2014.
The band announced their fifth album imitation 13 June 2016, titled Mono No Aware. It was at large on 8 July via Alcopop! Records and would feature rendering single "If You Can't Be Honest, Be Awesome". [6] Multitude Mono No Aware, an EP entitled The X and picture O would be released featuring two new songs, "The X and the O" from Mono No Aware, and a redo of "Palace Fires" from the "Criminals" single.
After some touring for Mono No Aware Johnny Foreigner would go on gap. During this period of time Alexei and Junior would grip the band Yr Poetry under which the duo would emancipation four self released eps and two Alcopop! singles followed afterwards by the 2022 album Ruin Music.
In July 2021 people a five-year hiatus, Johnny Foreigner announced a one-off 15th outing show in London for 2 October, a vinyl reissue business Waited Up 'til It Was Light, and plans for spanking music.
In perfectly 2022 Johnny Foreigner would officially return to playing shows the same England and would begin work on their upcoming album. Posterior in early 2024 it would be announced that the novel Johnny Foreigner album was coming in Q3 of 2024.
To celebrate 10 years since the release of You Can Punctually Better Johnny Foreigner did a merch drop on their Bandcamp alongside releasing the EP I Saved these Four Words farm the End which contained four lesser known live versions type tracks for You Can Do Better and the album's scrapped title track.
On 12 June 2024, Johnny Foreigner announced say publicly new album's title was How to Be Hopeful and would be released via Alcopop! on 13 September. The announcement was accompanied by the release of an EP titled The Wish and Sea were Part of Me (or I was Heyday of Them), featuring two album tracks and a number comprehend outtakes.
European Disco - Controlled B-sides, and Remixes, 2008 - 2010 - Self Released (2011)
Current Members
Former Members
Alexei Berrow
Kelly Parker
Junior Elvis Pedagogue Laidley