A quick internet search for The Tallest Man On Earth yields a number of web pages and pictures of the actual tallest man on Earth - the 729" Bao Xishun of China, but also you'll find those linking to the music of the croaky voiced Swedish singer-songwriter born Kristian Matsson. The folkie, whose highly recommend sophomore alum Wild Hunt came out earlier this year, has just released this video for Love Is All that features some pretty cool, old school, vintage Super-8 home movie footage... [...]
Tallest Man on Earth is perfect for this time of the year. The leaves falling off. Rain and snow moving in. The official video for "Love is All" is appropriately introspective -- the bliss of summer fading away, shots of loved ones, of places soon to be torn up, of the past you can never quite leave behind.
"Love Is All" by The Tallest Man On Earth . Video directed by Johan Stolpe from The Wild Hunt .
They say good things come in small packages – for others, good things come in short bursts -- like songs done in two minutes or less. I've always had a thing for songs that go over that the five minute mark (without you feeling that it's going for longer than expected). It's sort of like the artists playing can't get enough that they infect you with the same kind of feeling through their song. Ditties, on the other hand, are sweet. They're like those little collectible items that people just like to keep, or unexpected rare treats that leave [...]
Stray Dogs From: Russia (I guess) I stumbled across Stray Dogs while tootling around Last.FM and can't for the life of me find any trace of them anywhere else on the interweb. The world wide web is seemingly over-run by Stray Dogs. There's the New Zealand Stray Dogs (who seem to have two myspace sites!). There's the Colorado based Stray Dog or the Belgium electronic duo Stray [...]
WILD PARTYIf Hot Fuss by the Killers were to come out today it would probably sound something like this. Wild Party, a band from Texas, has created some lovely, straight-forward indie-pop-rock with the light peppering of synths. It's damn good. Their album Friends Vs Records drops October 25th. Be sure to buy it when it does, but until then listen/download "Life's Too Short" below to sneak a peek
The Tallest Man On Earth performing Love is All at the Doug Fir Lounge 9/10/10 at MFNW Portland, Oregon. Also, check out his take away show via La Blogotheque here. Photo by Marty Perez The Tallest Man on Earth / Love is All
Busy doing nothing - Love Is All I could have seen Love Is All live. They toured here and i missed it. I am too far out of every conceivable loop. I keep tabs on nothing. I don't know how to. Fucking... ... ...Rocketship could be playing tomorrow, next week, month, anytime, and i would have no idea. And if i were to miraculously stumble upon the news, it would be too late for me to get the time off of work, too inconvenient [...]
Love Is All Two Thousand and Ten Injuries Label : Polyvinyl ( site ) Sortie : 23 mars 2010 Stéréotype : Indie-Pop-Punk-Palapapa MySpace Acheter (8$ en mp3) Un micro-blog très moche et rempli de mauvaises choses nous affirme que les Suédois auraient inventé la pop. Ce qui est sûr c'est qu'avec Radio Dept. ou Miike Snow, [...]
Love Is All Two Thousand and Ten Injuries Label : Polyvinyl ( site ) Sortie : 23 mars 2010 Stéréotype : Indie-Pop-Punk-Palapapa MySpace Acheter (8$ en mp3) Un micro-blog très moche et rempli de mauvaises choses (ou pas) nous affirme que les Suédois auraient inventé la pop. Ce qui est sûr c'est qu'avec Radio Dept. ou [...]
Rumours are true. Call me a bender. Of the truth. Intended on le vlogaruu being ready. However. Music and dancing are dominating. DJigging like a mad woman at the moment. So instead of having nothing up until the vlog is ready, music blogaruu all the way. Fill those gaps of Dunloe. Something something is better than [...]
Cineplexx - Tiger Trap Official Video For those that have yet to lose themselves in the wonderful world of Cineplexx , it is the unique musical creation of Sebastian Litmanovich - a Graphic Artist and musician who blends catchy indie-pop with sublime compositions to form a dreamy kaleidoscope of sound. Growing up in Argentina at a time when the sounds of punk clashed with disco and the solo singer-songwriter was contrasted by the album-centric epics of bands like Pink Floyd, Sebastian found himself somewhere in the middle. " The Velvet Underground</a. were the first band [...]
The year is just over half-way through, and so it seems like a good time to make a of list of some of my favorite music that's come out this year. I've included my favorite albums and songs (not from my 'Top Albums' list), as well as the releases I'm most excited for coming out (probably) this year. Looking back on the first 6 months of 2010, it's been a pretty impressive year. There's been some expected favorites (Titus Andronicus, The National, Broken Social Scene, Tallest Man On Earth) but mostly it's been stuff I didn't know that I would [...]
When it comes to gigs, the maxim "less is more" often applies. However, there is a limit. A thirty-five minute performance may be excusable for an unsigned band, or an outfit with a six-song EP to their name, but for an established act like Love Is All , to play such a brief headline set was disappointing to say the least. Even if they did have a new member who didn't know all the songs, it's a shame they couldn't have thrown in a few covers, or worked out some abbreviated arrangements - the fact they've done free in-stores [...]
A quick round up of what's piqued my interest in a week where apparently some kind of soccerballing tournament was taking place. Reviews The National live at The Electric Ballroom on Faded Glamour . The Great Escape festival on God is in the TV . This Many Boyfriends - Getting A Life With EP on SoundsXP . Allo Darlin' - Allo Darlin' on Eardrums . Singles released in May on Faded Glamour . [...]
D.L. Anderson A lot of bands these days lay claim to the adjective of "orchestral" - and indeed, the tasteful addition of some strings, brass and/or woodwinds to one's aural palette can set one apart from the pack. Those following this path should know, however, that the bar for these sorts of stylings has been raised by North Carolina's Lost In The Trees . By a lot. Even if stripped down to just main composer Ari Picker, Lost In The Trees would be a worthy of note - his songwriting is lyrically evocative [...]
In the next few months, a lot of the readers of this site are going to be receiving exam results that signal a goodbye wave to a certain academic institution and a big "HI-YA" to the FUTURE. In the spirit of finishing exams, moving on and growing up in an unstable and uncertain political period, here's a soundtrack to your future that takes the rough with the smooth.
Click here to view the embedded video. Video: Indietracks 2009 in 7 Minutes by LastNightFromGlasgow The Indietracks lineup seems to be pretty much complete now (though a few more bands are still to come) with Everybody Was In The French Resistance... Now and Slow Club both being added to the bill. Perhaps more excitingly though, the day by day breakdowns have now been announced, giving us a festival that looks something like this: Friday [...]
Life can be harsh sometimes... Fortunately, music can do wonders. Since a week or so, the one who calls himself The Tallest Man On Earth has been my savior. Beautiful voice, a style that was so often compared to Bob Dylan 's (hard to miss) and lyrics that really mean something. It's crazy how songs can bring you somewhere else, somewhere where all is beautiful and light... Love is All - The Tallest Man On Earth [...]
False pretense Nonostante mi piacciano tantissimo, faccio sempre fatica a mettere a fuoco un nuovo disco dei Love Is All in pochi ascolti. Mi dico subito che stavolta hanno incasinato tutto, che hanno ingarbugliato troppo il loro già ingarbugliato suono. Come si fa a tirare fuori quella specie di polka a metà di Repetition ? Perché il poderoso ritornello di The Birds Were Singing With All Their Might ci mette tanto ad arrivare? E come mai sembra che ogni canzone abbia tre o [...]
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