The Tallest Man On Earth
August 15th 2008 05:08
From Sweden
The Tallest Man On Earth
Melbourne Show announced
Saturday 11 October - The Toff In Town, Melbourne
"Think Clarence Ashley, Dock Boggs, and other assorted banjo-playing Appalachian-folk legends you might find on the Anthology of American Folk Music. The whole Shallow Grave LP (his debut, by the way) is absolutely outstanding" gorillavsbear
I am The Tallest Man on Earth. So tall I have a feeling that my funeral will be expensive, they'll have to saw my body in half and put the two parts in separate graves. I guess some people will mourn the top part, some the bottom. Behind the name The Tallest Man On Earth is Kristian Matsson of Dalarna, Sweden. He plays guitar and banjo and released a self titled 5-track EP before his debut album "Shallow Grave" in Europe mid year (Gravitation).
Since the release of the album Kristian has toured the US and Europe and is about to go on tour in Sweden again before returning again to the US to open for Bon Iver in December. Apart from being one of the year's most blogged about folk records, reviews for the record have been tip top.
"Matsson's melodies are remarkably pliant, and while it's understandable to be skeptical of another skinny dude with a mustache, a guitar, and a worn-out copy of The Anthology of American Folk Music, the more time you invest in Shallow Graves, the more you'll realize how unusually memorable it is. Ultimately, Shallow Graves transcends comparison-- which is saying an awful lot, given the popularity of its prototype-- and Matsson is a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting." Pitchfork
The Tallest Man On Earth head's to Melbourne:
Saturday 11th October - The Toff In Town, Melbourne
Tickets $25 bf from Moshtix, or phone 1300 GET TIX (438 849)
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER
Other shows around the country:
Wednesday 1st, Troubadour, Brisbane
Tickets $25 from the venue.
Wednesday 8th, Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney
Tickets $25 from the venue.
Sunday 12th, Grace Emily, Adelaide
Tickets $25 from the venue
The album "Shallow Grave" is out August 30th through Spunk Records
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