Shallow Grave

This Scandinavian folk singer embodies the (seemingly) breezy effortlessness of early Bob Dylan, infusing his songs with a detachment that, miraculously, is neither cold nor alienating.

The debut by the Tallest Man on Earth (alias Kristian Mattson, a youthful Swede of average height) is one of those albums that is truly difficult to convince yourself was actually made when it was made, and isn't a dusty artifact of a bygone era.

The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave review: Damned be this wind, it's still movin' on in to the bones in the bed of my soul.

This week's rock and pop CDs reviewed