The Tallest Man On Earth Unveils ‘1904’
The Tallest Man On Earth aka Kristian Matsson unveiled the first track from his forthcoming new album ‘There’s No Leaving Now’. ‘1904’ premiered yesterday in the UK on The Line of Best Fit and is available to watch on you tube.
‘There’s No Leaving Now’ is due to be released on June 11th on the Dead Oceans label.
29-year-old songwriter Kristian Matsson from Dalarna, Sweden, spent the winter months in his studio in Dalarna, recording , his third full-length album. Like with his previous work, ‘There’s No Leaving Now’ shows Matsson’s wordplay and deft guitar work front and center in its true joyous style.
The first recordings from The Tallest Man on Earth surfaced in 2006 via a self-titled EP released on the Swedish independent label Gravitation. Matsson followed this EP with his 2008 full-length, ‘Shallow Grave’, an album that drew accolades from the likes of Pitchfork. In early 2010, Matsson signed with U.S.-based label Dead Oceans and released his second album ‘The Wild Hunt’ and its follow-up EP ‘Sometimes the Blues is Just A Passing Bird’. Through tours and word of mouth The Tallest Man on Earth began winning over audiences, taking the stage alone with his acoustic guitar and captivating the crowds night after night.
As Matsson’s fans grow in size and excitement, due to his international festivals appearances at Coachella, Green Man, and Roskilde, and his appearance on the BBC’s Later with Jools Holland, and his sold out London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The Tallest Man On Earth’s direction is so precipitous that he has gone from supporting Bon Iver at NYC’s Town Hall, to selling out tickets for his own show at the same venue, with a second show now added.
The Tallest Man on Earth will be touring in 2012 in support of ‘There’s No Leaving Now’, with shows in London, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin and New York, and festival appearances including a headlining slot at Green Man Festival (Far Out Stage) and an appearance at Hop Farm. Stay tuned for more dates and news.
Tour Dates:
31st May- Stockholm, Sweden- Sodra Teatern www.sodrateatern.com
1st June – Stockholm, Sweden- Sodra Teatern www.sodrateatern.com
20th June – New York, NY- Town Hall www.the-townhall-nyc.org SOLD OUT
21st June – New York, NY – Town Hall www.the-townhall-nyc.org
1st July – Kent, Paddock Wood, UK, Hop Farm – http://www.hopfarmfestival.com/tickets/online
3rd July – London, UK- Hackney Empire www.birdonthewire.net/events
4th July – Amsterdam, NL- Paradiso www.paradiso.nl
6th July – Berlin, Germany- Lido www.puschen.net/berlin
29th July – Newport, RI- Newport Folk Festival www.newportfolkfest.net
17th August – Hasselt, Belgium- Pukkelpop www.pukkelpop.be
18th August – Glanusk Park, Wales- Green Man Festival www.greenman.net
‘There’s No Leaving Now’ track list:
1. To Just Grow Away
2. Revelation Blues
3. Leading Me Now
4. 1904
5. Bright Lanterns
6. There’s No Leaving Now
7. Wind & Walls
8. Little Brother
9. Criminals
10. On Every Page
Unfortunately we are unable to share The Tallest Man On Earth new song 1904, however if you follow the link to you tube you can witness Kristian’s brilliant work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEwxlV1ac4
