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Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, also known by the stage name The Tallest Man On Earth, has announced that he is going on tour this summer throughout the U.S. and Europe. It will start on May 29th in Wisconsin and end on September 5th in Finland. Along the way, he will also be playing at several European festivals as part of his tour. Matsson has been around since 2005 with four studio albums released so far. His most recent release was Dark Bird Is Home, the first album of his to feature full band playing on almost every track, not the norm for the solo artist. The album received positive reviews from critics – here’s one review of it.
Matsson is known for the charisma he clearly displays when performing on stage, and he is also known for the unique ways he records his albums. He records and produces them in whatever home he is currently living in at the time. He also rarely records the guitar and voice parts separately because he believes they have such a strong connection, it’s best to record them at the same time. When married to Amanda Bergman (known as Idiot Wind), the two wrote music for the Swedish drama film Once A Year.
Along with announcing tour dates, Matsson also shared an eight-minute documentary about his latest album Dark Bird Is Home, called A Short Film About Dark Bird Is Home. The video was directed by Dan Huiting and Lauren Josephine, and it displays clips of Matsson in the studio and outdoors in Sweden. He narrates the film in both Swedish and English to talk about what it was like recording the album in the summer. He also talks about his shared vision with his recording partner, BJ Burton, along with his friends who helped with the album. Check out the video below, as well as his summer tour dates.
The Tallest Man On Earth Summer 2016 Tour Dates
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05/29: Appleton, WI – LU-aroo
05/31: Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre
06/01: Bloomington, IN – Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
06/02: Louisville, KY – W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
06/03:Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
06/02-05: Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
06/06: Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
06/07: Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
06/08: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
06/10: Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theatre
06/11: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
06/21: London, England – Royal Albert Hall
07/01: New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
07/02: Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre
07/03: Albany, NY – Hart Theatre ‒ The Egg
07/05: Portland, ME – State Theatre
07/06: Portsmouth, NH – Prescott Park Arts Festival
07/08: Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Bluesfest
07/09: Québec, Québec – Festival d’Ete International de Quebec
07/11: Toronto, Ontario – The Danforth Music Hall
07/15: Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
07/16: Eau Claire, WI – State Theatre
07/18: Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
07/21-24: Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Folk Festival
08/17-19: Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop
08/16-17: Bloemendaal, Netherlands – Openluchttheater Caprera
08/17-20: Paredes de Coura, Portugal – Paredes de Coura Festival
09/05: Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia
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