Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man on Earth, is set to release his first album in four years,I Love You. It's A Fever Dream., April 19 via/through AWAL Recordings. Pitchfork is premiering a track from the new album, "I'm A Stranger Now" listen/share HERE. Pre-order the record HERE.
Matsson notes of the record he wrote, produced and engineered, "Making the album, I was thinking a lot about the lenses we view our lives through. For some reason, our worst tendencies seem to be carried out so loudly, while our best can go unnoticed. I've come to realize that some of the most powerful, most inspiring moments in my life have been the most subtle and that so often the thing that deserves my attention, is trying the least to get it."
The Tallest Man on Earth will begin a world tour in support of the new record, kicking off April 17 in Durham, NC. See below for a complete list of dates.
Born in Dalarna, Sweden, Mattson released the critically acclaimed Shallow Grave in 2008. He went on to release three more full length albums, The Wild Hunt (2010), There's No Leaving Now (2012) and The Dark Bird is Home (2015), which Pitchfork calls "surreal and dreamlike," while Consequence of Sound calls the record "honest storytelling that grows from bare guitar into a lush, flowery, full-band adieu." He also released an EP, When the Bird Sees Solid Ground, in 2018.
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH TOUR
April 17 |
Carolina Theatre of Durham |
Durham, NC |
April 18 |
The Orange Peel |
Asheville, NC |
April 19 |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville, TN |
April 20 |
Variety Playhouse |
Atlanta, GA |
April 23 |
Moody Theater |
Austin, TX |
April 24 |
White Oak Music Hall |
Houston, TX |
April 26 |
Granada Theater |
Dallas, TX |
April 27 |
ACM @ UCO Perf Lab |
Oklahoma City, OK |
April 28 |
Liberty Hall |
Lawrence, KS |
April 29 |
Delmar Hall |
St. Louis, MO |
May 1 |
The Waiting Room |
Omaha, NE |
May 2 |
Englert Civic Theater |
Iowa City, IA |
May 3 |
Palace Theatre |
St. Paul, MN |
May 4 |
Capitol Theater |
Madison, WI |
May 6 |
Royal Oak Music Theatre |
Royal Oak, MI |
May 7 |
Buskirk Chumley Theater |
Bloomington, IN |
May 8 |
Madison Theater |
Covington, KY |
May 10 |
Carnegie Music Hall |
Pittsburgh, PA |
May 11 |
Jefferson Theater |
Charlottesville, VA |
June 2 |
All Points East |
London, UK |
June 4 |
Laeiszhalle |
Hamburg, DE |
June 5 |
Tempodrom |
Berlin, DE |
June 7 |
E-Werk |
Cologne, DE |
June 8 |
Circus Krone |
Munich, DE |
June 10 |
DR Koncerthuset |
Copenhagen, DK |
June 13 |
Bergenfest |
Bergen, NO |
June 15 |
Pipfest |
Oslo, NO |
Sept 20 |
Fox Theater |
Oakland, CA |
Sept 22 |
Walt Disney Concert Hall |
Los Angeles, CA |
Sept 25 |
Mission Ballroom |
Denver, CO |
Sept 28 |
Cadillac Palace Theatre |
Chicago, IL |
Oct 1 |
The Anthem |
Washington, DC |
Oct 2 |
The Met |
Philadelphia, PA |
Oct 4 |
Boch Center - The Wang Theatre |
Boston, MA |
Oct 5 |
Radio City Music Hall |
New York, NY |
Oct 31 |
TivoliVredenburg |
Utrecht, NL |
Nov 2 |
Town Hall |
Birmingham, UK |
Nov 3 |
Usher Hall |
Edinburgh, UK |
Nov 4 |
Sage |
Gateshead, UK |
Nov 6 |
Eventim Apollo |
London, UK |
Nov 8 |
Vicar Street |
Dublin, IE |
Nov 9 |
The Albert Hall |
Manchester, UK |
Nov 12 |
Ancienne Belgique |
Brussels, BE |
Nov 13 |
Le Trianon |
Paris, FR |
Nov 17 |
Cirkus |
Stockholm, SE |
Nov 18 |
Cirkus |
Stockholm, SE |
Photo credit: Kaitlin Scott |
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