Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird

The Tallest Man on Earth released 'The Wild Hunt' this past April, and the album found its way into the hearts of fans everywhere. The connection that the Tallest Man on Earth (aka songwriter Kristian Matsson) has with his fans is a sight to behold – he has performed around the world, at clubs and festivals, and the bond between Matsson and his audience is breathtaking. Matsson is the rarest of performers, charismatic and captivating, and his passion for performance bleeds through every single time he takes the stage. At many of the Tallest Man on Earth shows this year, Matsson closed his set with a new song titled “Like the Wheel.” It quickly became a fan favorite, with YouTube videos spreading virally, and the sets closing on a high note night after night. “Like the Wheel,” along with four other new songs, make up 'Sometimes The Blues Is Just a Passing Bird', an EP written entirely after 'The Wild Hunt'. Recorded during a quick break from touring in the summer of 2010, “Like the Wheel” is joined by “The Dreamer,” a soon-to-be-classic that Matsson performs on electric guitar. 'Sometimes The Blues Is Just a Passing Bird' is an open and shut chapter in the Tallest Man on Earth’s songbook – five new additions to those magical performances.

Neither a sequel nor a satellite to this year's The Wild Hunt, the Tallest Man on Earth's new EP is slightly darker, muted, and meditative.

Befitting a singer-songwriter who operates under an unwieldy, not-quite-boastful moniker, Kristian Matsson tends to sound a lot grander than a guy with an acoustic guitar should. On this year’s galvanizing The Wild Hunt, the second full-length Matsson has released as The Tallest Man On Earth, his pent-up, feisty…

Another dose of sparse, acoustic daydreaming—still pensive, gorgeous, mysterious One thing missing from a lot of music…

Sweden’s Kristian Matsson, aka the Tallest Man on Earth, keeps it sparse with a summertime EP of fingerpicked acoustic guitar and vocals, written on the road just after the release of The Wild Hunt.

Following close on the heels of the excellent album The Wild Hunt, The Tallest Man on Earth offers this equally impressive EP of front-porch folk songs.

The Tallest Man on Earth - Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird review: Kristian Matsson stays the tallest man in your eyes for five more songs.