I “took over” half an hour of this week’s BBC Tees Introducing show on Saturday.
Did a Faithful Johann-Quiz, played some of my favourite local tunes, talked too much so Jordan had to edit down. Generally had a lovely time, here’s a link to listen back, my bit is from the hour mark – https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cltbj2

Fifteen to None single is out now. Here’s a video I made tonight (thanks to L-A for helping).

It’s a collabration with Marlene Everling who played her dad’s MicroKorg on it – here’s the songlink https://song.link/i/1626904428 for the streams, and it’s on the little used FJ bandcamp too over here https://faithfuljohannes.bandcamp.com/track/fifteen-to-none

Hiya, I have a new single out on Friday. It’s a collaboration, the music was written with Marlene Everling who did all the synths. Digital pre-save is via https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/faithfuljohannes/fifteen-to-none …. It’s sort of about the FJ character’s grudges and almost moments.. almost winning 15 to 1 (actually my friend Paul) telling Coldplay the formula for success when they were just starting off (actually my friend Daniel). Maybe we need to be happy with how things are and not fret on so much with regrets and what ifs.

The 4 songs I contributed to Northern Tape’s third split cassette are out as a digital EP today. Find your stream at https://album.link/i/1619362342

One week night, some time in 2020, just before the pandemic (I think), I went round to Ben’s house and worked with him and Jon from Nel Unlit to write the song that became Mirrow, which is out as a Nel Unlit single today on the streams here https://song.link/gb/i/1613359287

Mirrow is taken from Nel’s forthcoming story album, Ephemera; or, Tosh and the Girl, out on May 13th. Vinyl pre-orders via Butterfly Effect Records here https://nelunlit.bandcamp.com/album/ephemera-or-tosh-and-the-girl

I later went through to Wakey for the day to have a burrito and sing in the studio with Jamie. I’m on Mirrow and Mr Grimes in reply on the record, voicing Tosh’s exasperated, partying milkman, long-time friend Grimey.

I’m in total awe of how Ben and Jon and the rest of Nel work and write – honoured to have had a small part in the record.

I’m playing live with Nel at their launch party Sunday 22nd of May at Base Camp Boro tickets at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/tenfeettall/659312/

I’m putting the 4 tracks I contributed to Northern Tape’s NT-003 split cassette release out as an EP on the streams this Friday.

You can pre-save on Spotify here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/faithfuljohannes/nt3

Tracklist:
The Bear
Chazza Shop Song
Westerns
Oblivion (With You)

Artwork is by the brilliant Joe Munsey ( https://joemunsey.com/ )

There’s still some copies of the tape at https://northerntape.bandcamp.com/album/nt-003

Yo yo – my Chazza Shop Song is on this week’s BBC 6 Music Mixtape! Massive thanks to Tom Robinson for the long-term support and for this latest airplay in particular. It means a lot. You can check the mixtape here https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/entries/e19cfd4c-4be3-4d89-941f-2667dd226515

It’s taken from the Northern Tape split release NT- 003 available now at https://northerntape.bandcamp.com/album/nt-003

Full list of featured artists is below:

Hey, so, just posting to share the news that Deb Grant (Jazz FM and occasional 6Music DJ) picked Chazza Shop Song as one of her Eclectic Picks from last week’s Fresh on the Net submissions! You can read a listen to the playlist at https://freshonthenet.co.uk/2022/03/eclectic-441/ – and check the lovely quote below:

I’m putting out Chazza Shop Song as a digital single this Friday, 11th March on all your streaming places – pre-save link is here.

It’s a song about my long and deep, dependant relationship with charity shops.

This Friday is also release date for NT-003, a split cassette release through Northern Tape also featuring Badger, SQUARMS and Infinite Arcade. There’s four new Faithful Johannes tracks on it, including Chazza Shop Song. You can bag a copy here https://northerntape.bandcamp.com/album/nt-003 or at Northern Tapes weekend of shows 18th and 19th of March in Newcastle – tickets for which are here https://faithfuljohannes.com/live/

The pre-order has just got up for this split tape at https://northerntape.bandcamp.com/album/nt-003 before the release date of 11th March 2022

It’s got brand new music on it from North East innovators and generally good eggs Badger, Infinite Arcade, SQUARMS and has four songs from me too. My track, The Bear can be streamed on Northern Tape’s bandcamp now.