Getting Urgent With Johnny Foreigner

Michaelangelo Matos | March 19, 2008 5:10 am
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Often, when we post videos they’re either brand new or nostalgia-baiting old. This will be an exception. Johnny Foreigner is a U.K. trio whose new single, “Our Bipolar Friends,” has recently landed in the U.K. Indie Chart–not in itself a big deal (the U.K. indie chart changes over by about half every week), but when I checked the song out I loved it immediately, played it for friends, etc. It’s a snappy, spazzy indie zoomer–not unlike a British Thermals (especially given the female bassist/co-lead singer), though far more early-’90s. (Maybe this is a nostalgia post.) Anyway, below are a couple of YouTube items, one the earlier song “Camp Kelly Calm,” the second a bit from a program on England’s Channel 4 featuring an interview and some live songs, including “Bipolar.”

The video:

The TV appearance:

Johnny Foreigner [MySpace]