Johnny Foreigner is a guitar band from the second city. Since the release of their 3rd album Vs Everything (9/10 NME, 8/10 DiS), they have added an extra guitarist (long term artist Lewes Herriot), toured Japan, America, and
... Johnny Foreigner is a guitar band from the second city. Since the release of their 3rd album Vs Everything (9/10 NME, 8/10 DiS), they have added an extra guitarist (long term artist Lewes Herriot), toured Japan, America, and Europe, and played about a million UK shows and festivals.
They wish they were from Chicago. They call themselves punk but they want to be more popular. They call themselves D.I.Y but they're part of a strong community. They are younger than they look and older than they feel, and they'd rather write awkwardly in third person than have someone else write their press releases.
They've just finished making their first full length record as a four piece, out in March on Alcopop Records. They have got louder. As ever, there will be accompanying UK shows