Kristian Matsson is only one meter seventy tall and he is Swedish. He loves Bob Dylan and it shows.

With his second album, released last April, The Tallest Man on Earth has proven to be one of the musicians I loved and listened to the most throughout 2010.

"The Wild Hunt" is indeed a short album, but full of emotions up to the last song. Kristian guides us by hand through 10 completely acoustic tracks, played à la "Freewheelin", enchanting us with his raspy voice and carrying with us a light underlying melancholy, without ever boring or saddening too much, only to end the short journey with a poignant piano ballad "Kids On The Run".

But why do I love this album so much, not original at all, let's admit it, and talk about it so little?

Listen to it and you'll understand. 

 

Tracklist Samples and Videos

01   The Wild Hunt (03:21)

02   Burden of Tomorrow (03:33)

03   Troubles Will Be Gone (03:01)

04   You're Going Back (03:04)

05   The Drying of the Lawns (02:57)

06   King of Spain (03:26)

07   Love Is All (04:15)

08   Thousand Ways (02:53)

09   A Lion's Heart (03:15)

10   Kids on the Run (04:52)

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