The Tallest Man on Earth Leaves Behind Impressive Acoustics

Kristian Matsson, who goes by the stage name The Tallest Man on Earth, seems to have a cosmic connection with his guitar. He's the rider attempting with varying degrees of success to subdue his runaway horse. Why should he when you consider the panorama of mood he's unleashed with "There's No Leaving Me Now". It's a real pleasure to listen to cuts such as "Leading Me Now" and reflect on how much joy he must have cutting loose. "Bright Lanterns" recalls the finest storytelling unfolding around a weenie roast campfire. "To Just Grow Away" is intellectual catnip for people who have felt the bittersweet sing of growing apart during the course of a relationship. Listening to good guitar playing at an optimum level is equivalent to watching an actress like Meryl Streep lose herself in a role. You take delight in not knowing where the means of expression starts and the individual begins. This is one talented Swede who deserves to be sitting even taller in the saddle after foisting this 10 track beauty on the listening public.