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Dalarna, Sweden

Behind the name The Tallest Man On Earth is Kristian Matsson (born April 30th, 1983 in Dalarna, Sweden). He plays guitar, banjo and piano and has released two full length albums, the first entitled Shallow Grave and the second entitled The Wild Hunt. He has also released a self-titled 5-track EP on the Swedish label gravitation, as well as a second 5-track EP entitled Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird, recently released on Dead Oceans.

The Tallest Man On Earth is known for his very charismatic raw voice. He is often compared to Bob Dylan, who shared his raw vocal style and folk-based musical style.

He was formerly the front man in Montezumas
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  • RJ_mymusic

    http://tikwid.com/news/music/upcoming-albums/listen-the-tallest-man-on-earth-1904/

    2 hours ago

  • isaacashe

    Free download of 1904 here - http://blogs.loughboroughecho.net/soundadvice/2012/05/download-free-the-tallest-man.html

    yesterday morning

  • FalseReligion

    1904 sounds kinda loud. Should be scrawnier. Great song though.

    Sunday afternoon

  • RJ_mymusic

    http://tikwid.com/news/music/upcoming-albums/listen-the-tallest-man-on-earth-1904/

    Saturday evening

  • SinsOfArcadia

    Pretty much agree with all of that.

    Saturday morning

  • acsafialho

    By the way,I'd like to ask you guys:what is the fucking problem with the Dylan influence on Kristian's work? Jesus, you talk about this as if Kristian was being hugely stupid by showing how much Dylan inspired his way of writing songs... I mean, that's what musical legends are supposed to do,right? They're supposed to leave a legacy, a musical inspiration that will resist time and will reach talented people, just like Kristian. Bob Dylan is no "superoriginal", if that word exists. His work was also fully inspired by Woody Guthrie, a folk legend, and nobody gave a fuck about it, you know why? Because Dylan was good, took good references, and that was it, he was good enough to become a musical hero. Kristian is the new Dylan? Too soon to tell. But, so far, what I can assure you guys is: he's hugely talented, and his influences are only details. It doesn't matter whose voice he imitates, or whose lyrics he's being inspired by. Talent. That's all.

    Friday evening

  • acsafialho

    1904 is one of his most beautiful songs so far. I'm pretty excited to There's No Leaving Now. It's gonna be huge. 1904 is one of those rare songs he plays with no fingerpicking at all - just like the wild hunt, king of spain and the gardener - wich coincidentally are my favorite songs. His new songs - Little Brother, 1904 and Bright Lanterns are very different from his old ones, there are more instruments, different arrangements and he's also trying new vocal techniques. When I heard 1904 I found his voice less sharp than usual. Yet, it's great. I love Kristian because he's got a superpower to improve and get better and better all the time. He still surprises me with his talent, even now, 4 years from the first time I heard his voice. Love you, Kristian, the most amazing folk-singer on Earth.

    Friday evening

  • ritaritz16

    Like a breath of fresh air :)

    Friday afternoon
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First Ep on vinyl!

10 Jun 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/thetallestmanonearth

June 21th of 2011 is the date when the The Tallest Man On Earth's self titled first Ep will be debut as a vinyl 12 inch. It has one previously unreleased bonus track called "In the Pockets" …

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