The Tallest Man on Earth

by The Tallest Man on Earth

Overview

There's no word available at this writing on just how high the Tallest Man on Earth actually stands, but the artist who has embraced this moniker performs with enough authority that one is tempted to believe he could top out at eight feet. This five-song EP is as simple as can be -- one man with an acoustic guitar, strumming and finger-picking in the rural blues style while he sings with a strong, slightly rough-edged voice, all recorded on what sounds like a slightly wobbly tape machine. While the tone suggests an artist channeling someone from Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, there's a cinematic richness to the lyrics which is thoroughly contemporary and engaging. "Steal Tomorrow" and "Walk the Line" occasionally recall Bob Dylan's early work, but with a less cluttered train of thought and the confidence of an artist forging a style of his own; whoever this guy is, he's one nuevo folkie who has absorbed his influences while carving out a template of his own, and while these five songs seem over much too soon, they're an auspicious debut from an artist worth watching. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	08/24/2010
Label:	Dead Oceans / Gravitation Recordings
UPC:	0656605793122
Rank:	120946

Tracks

1. It Will Follow the Rain
2. Walk the Line
3. Steal Tomorrow
4. Over the Hills
5. Into the Stream

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Tallest Man on Earth   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

The Tallest Man on Earth   Engineer,Composer
Gunnar Backman   Mastering
Kristian Matsson   Composer