In 2009, he released his first new album in eight years, Rain On The City. Pitchfork (pitchfork review here), the Los Angeles Times and others praised the album, calling it one of the most assured efforts of Johnston’s career.

Now splitting his time between New York City and Madison, Wis., Johnston is currently writing and recording songs for his next album, tentatively titled Neon Repairman. In an age where the Internet has greatly diminished the power of radio to dictate artistic success, Johnston is poised for perhaps the most exciting stage of his career.