Johnethen Fuchs

In the artist's words:

The songwriter founded and played in the Dresden Britrock band "The Smokkings" back in 2007, where he also gained his first compositional and lyrical experience. In 2013 he finally decided to start his solo project and form a separate backing band: "Johnethen Fuchs & the Woods". Since 2014, he has played well over 500 concerts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Partly as part of extensive solo tours, but also with a full band, e.g. at various festivals and as a support act for international artists such as Jordan Prince (USA), The Dead Heavys (Ireland), The Bland (Sweden) or Tim McMillan (Australia).

The songs, which range between folk, pop and indie, are sometimes euphoric, sometimes melancholic. The debut album "Algeroy", released in 2015, is a harmonious, sometimes thought-provoking sound experience that you can indulge in and let yourself drift away to. The voice stands out from the genre-typical framework: voluminous blues vocals, tender-soft falsetto or snotty-raw rock voice - the surprisingly versatile singing permeates the often autobiographical songs with devotion.

The second album "Less Is Not Enough", which was released in 2018, is more differentiated and arranged on a larger scale. The title says it all and the 13 songs are about enduring longing, not giving up and striving for more in order to feel alive in every fiber of body and mind.

After the production of the third album came to a standstill in 2020 due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the "Rivertiger EP" with three tracks was released in 2021.

After three more single and music video releases, the album "Enlightened Visions" was then released in 2022. In terms of both content and composition, the British rocker ventured into deeper territory here. In addition to a broader field of musical expression, it is above all vulnerability and deliberate imperfectionism that makes the artist and his work seem approachable, empathetic and alive. The album concept deals with the feeling of alienation in connection with the urge to break out of familiar living environments. Various key moments, such as isolation, inner turmoil, reflection and reorientation, are exemplified in the songs. The music is intended to offer points of contact and connection.

JOHNETHEN FUCHS now lives in Switzerland, in the beautiful town of Horgen in the canton of Zurich, continues to tour the country and is already writing new song material.