Johnny Foreigner is an indie rock four-piece from Birmingham, UK, consisting 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. The band have released six albums, beginning with a self-release in 2005 and their full-studio debut Waited Up 'til It Was Light in 2008. They were last active in 2016, releasing the record Mono No Aware, touring it, and performing their final show at a Christmas gig in Leicester. Frontman Alexei Berrow announced the project had been halted in mid-2020, but that the act may release future material.The band announced new activities in July 2021, and in 2024 released two EPs, / Saved these Four Words till the End and The Sky and Sea were Part of Me (or I was Part of Them), followed in September that year by the full-length album How To Be Hopeful. Members of Yr Poetry , Fridge Poetry , @Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam and Yr Friends. Former members of Mutes , itoldyouiwouldeatyou