The Wild Hunt is the second album of the Swedish

Sweden

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 folk artist The Tallest Man on Earth

The Tallest Man on Earth

Kristian Matsson is a singer-songwriter from Dalarna, Sweden. Since 2006, he has released two full-length albums and two EPs...

, released April 13, 2010. Critical reception has been decidedly positive, with a current Metacritic

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score of 79 from 26 critics and Pitchfork Media

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 rating it 8.5 out of 10. It was also voted the top album of 2010 by the staff of Sputnikmusic

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. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 33 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".

Track listing

1. "The Wild Hunt" - 3:22
2. "Burden of Tomorrow" - 3:34
3. "Troubles Will Be Gone" - 3:02
4. "You're Going Back" - 3:05
5. "The Drying of the Lawns" - 2:54
6. "King of Spain" - 3:26
7. "Love Is All" - 4:15
8. "Thousand Ways" - 2:53
9. "A Lion's Heart" - 3:15
10. "Kids on the Run" - 4:52
11. "Like the Wheel (Bonus Track)" - 3:58

"A Lion's Heart" was featured in the HBO TV Series Hung

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Hung is a comedy-drama series, which premiered on HBO on June 28, 2009. The series was created by Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson and stars Thomas Jane as Ray Drecker, a struggling suburban Detroit high school baseball coach who resorts to male prostitution. The second season premiered on June 27,...

, Episode 10 of Season 2.