The Tallest Man on Earth
Encyclopedia
Kristian Matsson is a singer-songwriter from Dalarna
, Sweden
. Since 2006, he has released two full-length albums and two EPs. He performs under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth.
Critics have compared The Tallest Man on Earth to Bob Dylan
both in terms of songwriting ability and vocal style.
Dalarna
', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Since 2006, he has released two full-length albums and two EPs. He performs under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth.
Critics have compared The Tallest Man on Earth to Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
both in terms of songwriting ability and vocal style.
Studio Albums
- Shallow GraveShallow Grave (album)Shallow Grave is the debut album of the Swedish folk artist The Tallest Man on Earth. It borrows heavily from American folk music, and includes many references to the lyrics of such music as well as antiquated terminology of the American lexicon, albeit seen through the lens of a Northern European...
(2008) - The Wild HuntThe Wild Hunt (album)The Wild Hunt is the second album of the Swedish folk artist The Tallest Man on Earth, released April 13, 2010. Critical reception has been decidedly positive, with a current Metacritic score of 79 from 26 critics and Pitchfork Media rating it 8.5 out of 10. It was also voted the top album of 2010...
(2010) UK chart peak: #180
EPs
- The Tallest Man on EarthThe Tallest Man on Earth (album)The Tallest Man on Earth is the self-titled five-song EP from the Swedish folk artist The Tallest Man on Earth. "Into the Stream" was later re-recorded for the album Shallow Grave.-Track listing:# "It Will Follow the Rain" - 3:25...
(2006) - Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird (2010)
Singles
- The Gardner
- The King of Spain; The Wild Hunt
- Pistol Dreams
- The Dreamer
- Weather of a Killing Kind