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Listen: The Tallest Man on Earth – “1904”

There’s No Leaving Now Out June 12

May 15, 2012

The Tallest Man on Earth’s new album There’s No Leaving Now streets June 12 via Dead Oceans. In the meanwhile, we have this sparse ballad, “1904.”  More

The Tallest Man on Earth Announces Tour Dates

Supporting There's No Leaving Now

Apr 12, 2012

Folkie Swede Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, has announced a series of new tour dates in support of his upcoming new album There's No Leaving Now. More

Mar 27, 2012

Swedish folk artist Kristian Matsson, otherwise known as The Tallest Man on Earth, has announced that he will release his third album There's No Leaving Now on June 11 and 12 in the UK and U.S. respectively. More

Jul 08, 2011

Recently, the Adult Swim Singles Program has taken it upon itself to deliver good music to the masses every Tuesday for the next ten weeks. More

Nov 04, 2010

The Tallest Man on Earth's nostalgia-fueled video for "Love is All" (off The Wild Hunt), sports old Super 8 footage compiled by director Johan Stolpe. We have the hazy clip. More

Tallest Man on Earth to Tour Earth

Dates Kick Off July 16th

Jul 07, 2010

‘Tis the season…to announce a tour. Among the many hearing the call of the road is Swedish folky, The Tallest Man on Earth. We have the full dates.  More

Photos from Sasquatch Music Festival 2010 - Dirty Projectors, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses

Plus Mumford and Sons, Public Enemy, Edward Sharpe, The xx, and more

Jun 03, 2010

Last weekend (May 29th - 31st), Sasquatch! ruled The Gorge with performances from Band of Horses, Dr. Dog, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, My Morning Jacket, The xx, Public Enemy, Mumford and Sons, Dirty Projectors, Tallest Man on Earth, and many more. We sent Under the Radar writer/photographer Robin Bacior down to cover the action. Check out a full gallery of her photos here. More



Reviews

Sasquatch! Festival, The Gorge, George, WA

June 29th, 2010

Jun 04, 2010

Thousands of North Westerners packed the normally barren fields of George, WA with bare-bones camping gear and their most exotic festival apparel to witness the epic line-up of Sasquatch! 2010. The list was stacked, and showed why the festival had already sold out by early spring with performances by Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and  Vampire Weekend among others. More

The Tallest Man on Earth At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, June 29th, 2009

Jul 13, 2009

Cracker's 1992 radio hit "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" famously noted "What the world needs now/is another folk singer/like I need a hole in my head." For the last 17 years, with a few notable exceptions, I have tended to agree with that sentiment. But after a recent Monday night, following the charming, confident performance of Kristian Matsson (aka The Tallest Man on Earth), I find myself scouring websites and record bins for new folk. More