Photography by Nicole Holoboff The Tallest Man on Earth put on an incredible performance that will be very difficult to put into words, at Newport Folk Festival on Sunday. Being about the third to last artist of the festival, his set ran into Jackson Browne 's headlining performance; Kristian Matsson performed on perhaps one of the smallest stages and brought a crowd far too large for the small stage to handle. As Tune-Yards was finishing her set (where Kristian could be spotted watching secretly on the sidelines) [...]
After opening for Bon Iver in 2008, Kristian Matsson garnered countless comparisons to Bob Dylan because of his folky wanderlust and romantic, husky crooning. Matsson’s last release, The Wild Hunt , built the foundation of his music around his potentially abrasive vocals, allowing his lyrics to shine through. There’s No Leaving Now , his third album as The Tallest Man On Earth , is hardly a departure [...]
In what seems like no time at all we've gone from a lack of new material from The Tallest Man On Earth , to having a single or two, a bunch of tour dates, and now we're only a week or so away from his new album becoming a Summer stalwart on our turntables and trips to the beach. 20102s "The Wild Hunt" was on regular rotation at LBYB HQ for a good year and as we've mentioned before, he doesn't need to go to extremes with [...]
No próximo dia 12 de junho, Kristian Matsson , o Tallest Man on Earth lançará seu novo CD, o There's No Leaving Now , e o primeiro single é intitulado 1904 e já pode ser ouvido e baixado de graça. O sueco falou à Rolling Stone sobre o processo de produção desse novo álbum. Diferentemente de seu último lançamento ( The Wild Hunt , 2010), que foi produzido em 5 semanas corridas e com voz e violão gravados simultaneamente, There's No Leaving Now teve tranquila produção de 5 meses. Além [...]
Listen to The Tallest Man On Earth 's new song "19043 below, from his new album "There's No Leaving Now" . From his debut album "Shallow Grave" in 2008 to the followup "The Wild Hunt" in 2010, Kristian Mattson, known to most of us as The Tallest Man On Earth , went from strength to strength. "Shallow Grave" is a fantastic album, though I mostly find myself going back and listening [...]
Listen below to The Tallest Man On Earth 's Record Store Day exclusive release, a cover of Paul Simon 's "Graceland" . The Swedish singer/songwriter returns with a limited 123 Record Store Day release of his single, "King of Spain" off of his second full-length, 20102s "The Wild Hunt" , the b-side of which is a cover of the Paul Simon staple, "Graceland" , originally off of his 1986 album of the same name. The cover was originally recorded in 2010, but [...]
Listen to The Tallest Man On Earth 's new song "Bright Lanterns" below, from his new album "There's No Leaving Now" . From his debut album "Shallow Grave" in 2008 to the followup "The Wild Hunt" in 2010, Kristian Mattson, known to most of us as The Tallest Man On Earth , went from strength to strength. "Shallow Grave" is a fantastic album, though I mostly find myself going back and [...]
Our favourite Swedish folk singer, indie heart-throb, THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH aka Kristian Matsson has announced a new album in the works- There’s No Leaving Now . His debut, Shallow Grave in 2008 followed by 2010’s The Wild Hunt were widely acclaimed. He’s got the quiet folk sound down. He understands how to write a pretty little folk tune, and he knows how to make the girls swoon. His voice is rich and textured. Fun fact is that he records vocals and guitar at [...]
Lo último que escuchamos del sueco Kristian Matsson, conocido por todos como The Tallest Man On Earth , fue The Wild Hunt allá por el 2010. Pero el día de hoy acaban de emerger algunas noticias acerca de su nueva producción. El tercer LP de este cantante folk llevará por nombre There’s No Leaving Now y será publicado el 12 de junio a través de Dead Ocean. Durante los próximos meses The Tallest Man On Earth estará de gira por Europa y mientras se revelan más detalles del [...]
In a memorable mid January as the Northern Lights played spectacularly over Sweden, Kristian Matsson was burrowed at home warmly writing the follow up to The Wild Hunt and Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP - his two releases for 2010. Over the weekend, The Tallest Man On Earth debuted a new track for a delighted South African audience, to signify his first ever performance in the country. Titled 'Little Brother', you can hear that signature finger-picking and ruminative vocal that we hold in high [...]
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Tweet Watch The Tallest Man On Earth perform a brand new track "Little Brother" in Capetown over the weekend. His third album is rumoured to be coming out in June, and if you're unfamiliar with him check out his beautiful album "The Wild Hunt" . Connect with The Tallest Man On Earth - Facebook | Twitter | Last.fm ( via )
Kristian Matsson has given a free song to [Adult Swim] for them to use in their singles program. The plan is to release 10 free songs over a 10 week period. So far they're 6 weeks in and this week's featured track is "Weather of A Killing Kind". The track isn't necessarily a new song, it was featured as a bonus track for the Swedish iTunes version of "The Wild Hunt". Friggin' Swedes, they get everything. The Tallest Man On Earth - "Weather Of A Killing Kind"
Tweet This guy knows how to pull at those heartstrings. Maybe it's a combination of certain things going on in my personal life right now, but The Tallest Man On Earth is the kinda music that accompanies it well first thing in the morning . I've said this before but what he does isn't anything groundbreaking, but what he does do he does it extremely well, and that's hopeful, mournful, poetic, joyous, somber, pining Indie-Folk balladry. His last album [...]
The Tallest Swede on Earth, Kristian Matsson dropped off "Weather Of a Killing Kind", a new track released as part of the Adult Swim Singles Program . We loved Matsson The Wild Hunt LP from last year we put it in our Top 50 Albums of 2010 . "Weather of a Killing Kind" continues that high bar of quality with incisive lyrics and a desolate, spare instrumental. Stream and download the track below. The Tallest Man On Earth - Weather Of A Killing Kind The [...]
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Tweet New music from The Tallest Man On Earth = old music from The Tallest Man On Earth. Any music from The Tallest Man On Earth = AWESOME! I'm fine with not saying anything else and leaving the post here, but I'll give you a little back-story. Back in 2006 when Kristian Matsson was but a lad he released a self-titled EP, a swirling, soaring Indie-Folk strum-along, harnessing the early years of Bob Dylan but without the political slant. Another [...]
There is an almost instinctive rustic quality to the folk songs of The Tallest Man 0n Earth that I always found appealing about the Swedish songwriter Kristian Matsson, something that is perhaps more discernable when you are far away from home and living in the fringes of loneliness. On “Troubles Will Be Gone” from his most recent album The Wild Hunt (2010), Matsson eulogizes the proud highway and the pursuit of phantoms on the road with hopeful conviction. His dreamy lyrical flourish also evokes the cold and strangelookingness of an outstretched nowhere — tomorrow, and tomorrow, [...]
Es viernes y eso significa no sólo que el fin de semana está frente a nosotros, sino que ha llegado el momento de presentarles algunas de las interpretaciones en vivo más interesantes de los últimos días. Comenzamos con un cantautor sueco llamado Kristian Matsson, quien bajo el nombre de The Tallest Man on Earth ha entregado dos magnificas producciones que han conquistado al mundo del indie con su sonido folk de inspiraciones dylanescas y el acompañamiento de una voz muy peculiar. El músico lanzó el año pasado su segundo disco The Wild Hunt [...]
New Artist Kristian Matsson may have one of the best grasps on American folk music of our time, so it is noteworthy that the self-proclaimed Tallest Man on Earth hails from Dalama, Sweden. Matsson's actual height, or lack thereof, might bring to question what led him to such a title. That is until his music [...]
I have been on a ravenous tear for all things The Tallest Man On Earth over the past few weeks. Numerous listens to The Wild Hunt lead to his album Shallow Grave and eventually to his newest EP Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird . Each one Matsson seems to perfectly utilize his grating howl to pack more emotion into a single song, than most artists seem to capture in an entire discography. His lyrics are earthy and worn in, and his sense of melody is as beautiful as it is catchy. Check [...]
As 2k11 begins, the DJs of WQHS bring you their top albums of the past year Check out our entire list after the jump: [photo via hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com ] 10. Vampire Weekend- Contra Vampire Weekend is known for creating contradictions. Its very identity is a paradox; the group formed on the Upper West Side with a sound inspired by African popular music. (This tension is perfectly encapsulated in the title of “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” a song [...]
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