Johnny Foreigner - Our Bipolar Friends

Cut Johnny Foreigner into quarters and you find indie, punk, emo, and pop in equal measure. And what sticks in the mind when listening to the explosive new single from this crazed Birmingham trio is how fun the mix is. Just when it seems the tempo couldn't possibly be increased any more, the song is thrown into overdrive, with drums rolling and cymbals splashing, leaving dueling vocalists to contort their words between the narrow spaces left by the stabbing guitars. Catch "JoFo" before they either exhaust themselves or explode into flames. [Neal Parsons]