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Known for his soulful melodies and poignant songwriting style, he has garnered widespread acclaim. As a signee of Partisan Records, Lontalius continues to make waves in the music scene with his authentic artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"life-on-the-edge-of-you-2","title":"Life on the Edge of You","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduced by Jeff Kleinman (Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, FKA Twigs), \u003ci\u003eLife on the Edge of You\u003c\/i\u003e finds Lontalius aka Eddie Johnston elevating his intimate, confessional indie-folk songwriting across a new musical landscape. The pair had worked briefly in Los Angeles in 2017, then over the pandemic took to trading files from opposite ends of the word, building tracks in a surprisingly fruitful collaboration melding alt-indie with flavors of hip-hop and R\u0026amp;B. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in Wellington, New Zealand, Lontalius embraced making music since getting his first guitar at the age of eight, and spent his preteen years honing his craft in his bedroom with all the resources of the internet at his disposal. After uploading intimate covers of pop songs from an eclectic range of artists, from Crowded House to Beyoncé to Yung Lean, to fanfare on YouTube and Soundcloud, Johnston released his debut LP, \u003ci\u003eI’ll Forget 17\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2016 on Partisan Records. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis subsequent albums, 2019’s \u003ci\u003eAll I Have\u003c\/i\u003e and 2020’s \u003ci\u003eSomeone Will Be Here For You\u003c\/i\u003e, have followed in its acclaimed footsteps, alongside collaborations with Grammy Award winning producer Om’Mas Keith (Frank Ocean, Erykah Badu) and Jim Fairchild (Grandaddy, Modest Mouse).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PBWH","offers":[{"title":"LP | Signed Copy","offer_id":50445574799691,"sku":"2023235","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50445576438091,"sku":"2023236","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Life_on_the_Edge_of_You_215ec5d2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727041108"},{"product_id":"surrender-1","title":"Surrender","description":"\u003cp\u003eFresh off signing a publishing deal with Universal US and a record deal with Partisan Records, Eddie Johnston, aka Lontalius, started working on the \u003ci\u003eSurrender\u003c\/i\u003e body of work in 2014 with LA based Grammy winning producer Om'Mas Keith (Frank Ocean, John Legend, Jay-Z) and Jim Fairchild (Modest Mouse, Grandaddy)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being turned down by Partisan to be included on his critically acclaimed debut album \u003ci\u003eI'll Forget 17\u003c\/i\u003e, the 6 tracks were released as demos on Soundcloud with lead track Sleep Thru Ur Alarms becoming an overnight viral hit. 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More than many artists will release in their careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis music has attracted many millions of listeners, and yet \u003cstrong\u003eLontalius\u003c\/strong\u003e is better known in America than his homeland. He was signed to Brooklyn-based indie label Partisan Records for his first album \u003cem\u003eI'll Forget 17\u003c\/em\u003e, then spent five years in Los Angeles, collaborating with the likes of Grammy Award-winning producer Om'Mas Keith (Frank Ocean, Erykah Badu) and Jim Fairchild (Grandaddy, Modest Mouse) on his sophomore album \u003cem\u003eAll I Have\u003c\/em\u003e, which he released in late 2019 upon his return home to Wellington, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe homecoming allowed \u003cstrong\u003eLontalius\u003c\/strong\u003e to begin a new season of independent songwriting, with the knowledge gained from his collaborative projects embedded in his mind to draw upon. Moving to Auckland in March 2020, he almost immediately went into lockdown in his new home, emerging two months later with a new collection of songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe took these songs into Studio 4 of Stebbings Recording Centre to develop and record the songs with musicians including Alex Freer and Tom Healy, who also feature in his live band. 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Eddie has been releasing music since the age of 13 but started to garner attention in the last year and a half with his self-released Casio covers of Top 40 pop hits which were picked up and praised by Lorde, Corbin FKA Spooky Black, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ryan Hemsworth and more. He was selected for the Red Bull Academy Class of 2015. Approaching the end of his teenaged years, Eddie began to create and share his own original compositions. Initially heavy on lo-fi presentation and shoegaze style aesthetics, Eddie's emotionally resonant songs steeped in youth, confusion and sadness have grown to become cleaner and more richly melodic and lyrically focused while still maintaining his characteristic electronic and R\u0026amp;B fused style. The album was made in Bristol and produced by Ali Chant (PJ Harvey, Perfume Genius, Youth Lagoon). Eddie was featured on the Ryan Hemsworth track 'Walk Me Home'. 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