Lontalius Essentials
Playlist - 16 Songs
Singing with unguarded closeness, New Zealand songwriter Eddie Johnston develops a natural connection to listeners as Lontalius. His spidery melodies and gauzy effects heighten the confiding atmosphere of his work, as heard on his short yet lingering 2015 breakthrough “Sleep Thru Ur Alarms.”
His 2023 album Life on the Edge of You even features a painted cover image of Johnston in bed, underscoring the songs’ pillow-side intimacy. Yet that record’s keyboard-led opener, “Zachary,” sets its drama in equally poignant bars and cars. Though his work increasingly welcomes electronic production, Johnston never lets newfound textures get in the way of what he’s so acutely setting out to say.
Lontalius Essentials
Lontalius Essentials
Singing with unguarded closeness, New Zealand songwriter Eddie Johnston develops a natural connection to listeners as Lontalius. His spidery melodies and gauzy effects heighten the confiding atmosphere of his work, as heard on his short yet lingering 2015 breakthrough “Sleep Thru Ur Alarms.”
His 2023 album Life on the Edge of You even features a painted cover image of Johnston in bed, underscoring the songs’ pillow-side intimacy. Yet that record’s keyboard-led opener, “Zachary,” sets its drama in equally poignant bars and cars. Though his work increasingly welcomes electronic production, Johnston never lets newfound textures get in the way of what he’s so acutely setting out to say.
