The Tallest Man on Earth

This event will take place in EartH Theatre.

Two nights with The Tallest Man on Earth at Earth Hackney — also playing 13 February.(Tickets here - https://link.dice.fm/Ycd41186a7d2)

‘Just Beyond Endless Mountain' Tour

For nearly twenty years, Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson has played his way around the world as The Tallest Man on Earth, carving out a singular place in contemporary folk music.

But his new album ‘Just Beyond Endless Mountain’ - out October 9th on Anti- Records with a stunning cover portrait by legendary photographer Anton Corbijn - quietly turns that perspective on its head.

After returning to his native Dalarna in central Sweden a few years ago, Matsson found himself listening to the music he had spent years trying to leave behind: the polskas, the old field recordings and the sounds of the local traditions that had surrounded him since childhood.

The result is not a return to the past, but a step into new musical territory. Swedish folk music has reshaped his melodies, his voice, and the way he writes songs.

About halfway through the record, driving guitar & propulsive drumming provide the backdrop for the new single out today, "Deliver Me from Trying", as distorted vocals reveal a message of longing to let go.

"When I listened back to it, I thought, 'Yeah... okay. Good job, Kristian. You didn't really know what you were doing there.' Deliver Me from Trying—just let me stop trying. That line just appeared, and it wasn't until later that I realized what it meant. It says a lot about where I was at."

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