Interview: Lontalius on coming back home to find his sound

Lontalius’ new single ‘Make My Dreams Come True’ is out today. To commemorate its arrival, Matthew McAuley spoke to Eddie Johnston about music, life, and the transient nature of fandom. The last time The Spinoff spoke to multidisciplinary Wellington musician Eddie Johnston, just a few weeks off exactly a year ago, he was an artist … Read more

Lontalius: ‘I want everything I do to be embarrassing in five years. That’s how I know it’s real’

Henry Oliver talks to Eddie Johnston, the man behind Lontalius, about living and working in LA and his first new music in two years. Eddie Johnston, who makes music as Lontalius (and also as Race Banyon, but that’s another story), grew up as some sort of Wellington indie rock prodigy – going to cool shows … Read more