Kristian Mattson - under the moniker "The Tallest Man On Earth" has been my favorite musician for almost 2 years now. Wow. Time has flown. Every song still gets to me as if it is the first time I am hearing it, and they all get better with every listen. I have never been disappointed in anything I have heard by him, and now I am so enthralled that I doubt that it would even be possible for me to be let down by his music.
He releases new music pretty frequently, and each new song has, at the very least, one jaw dropping aspect. I honestly couldn't even begin to tell you how many times I have said "holy shit!" aloud in my car while listening to this man. His lyrics are shockingly deep and next to impossible to mimic. His guitar is somehow bright even through the deepest moments of darkness. Then there is his voice. Sweet Lord, his voice. What more could I say? With each listen, it becomes the only voice you'd ever want to hear again, if you had to choose.
One of my favorite things about The Tallest Man, is that I always manage to stumble across old songs or fantastic covers that I have never heard before. Today I came across some of his first songs and demos that aren't on any of his albums. As expected, I was blown away. Here you can hear some of the earliest versions of "The Blizzard's Never Seen The Desert Sands", and "Honey Won't You Let Me In". And New songs: "Like a Ribbon In a Hurricane", and "The Other Side".
I honestly cannot say enough about this man. He has changed my life.
"The Blizzard's Never Seen the Desert Sands"
"Honey Won't You Let Me In"
"Like a Ribbon In a Hurricane"
"The Other Side"
