JOHNNY FOREIGNER

Johnny Foreigner is an indie rock four-piece from Birmingham, UK. The band consists of guitarist and lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, bassist and vocalist Kelly Parker (née Southern), drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley, and guitarist and visual artist Lewes Herriot. They released six albums, beginning with a self-release in 2005 and their full-studio debut Waited Up 'til It Was Light in 2008. After releasing 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 indicated the possibility of future releases. The band announced new activities in July 2021, and in 2024 released two EPs, I Saved these Four Words till the End and The Sky and Sea were Part of Me (or I was Part of Them). In September 2024, they released a full-length album titled How To Be Hopeful.