new song from the tallest man on earth

Musically, the term “folk” seems to encompass a lot these days, as sub-genres sprout off in wild directions and artists stretch its definition to breaking point. In stark and simple contrast, The Tallest Man On Earth, aka Kristian Matsson, plays stripped-down, no-frills acoustic songs that lets the man and his guitar stand front and center, harking back to folk’s glory days before Dylan plugged in his guitar. Matsson may not have the lyrical urgency or forthrightness of his forebears, but his off-the-cuff if somewhat vague imagery sits comfortably in the insistent melodies he plucks with some aplomb. Not to mention that for a Swede, he sounds convincingly steeped in the musical heritage of the American South and Appalachia.

His full debut of 2008, Shallow Grave, was very well received, and he is back with a new album - The Wild Hunt - released by his new label, Dead Oceans, that picks up where he left off two years ago. First single “King of Spain” is out now, and rides along, light as a feather, as Matsson describes the burning desire of a pale man from the North to conquer Spain and its sun-drenched climes. The album will come out on April 13th, and will hopefully deliver on the promise of his debut and this most recent single.

“King of Spain” - The Tallest Man On Earth

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