Tallest Man On Earth Too Late For Edelweiss LP Vinyl

The Tallest Man On Earthá- the project of Swedish musicianáKristian Matssoná- presentsáToo Late For Edelweiss, an album of new covers outáANTI.áWitháToo Late for Edelweiss, Matsson weaves together a sparse collection of home recordings made in Sweden and North Carolina, captured fresh off a 39-date run with the adrenaline of tour rattling through his veins. The songs onáToo Late For Edelweissáhave been with Matsson since he started playing music as The Tallest Man on Earth in 2006. In those early years, Matsson used to perform "Lost Highway" by Hank Williams before he had enough songs to flesh out a full set. In July 2022, Matsson released a cover of Swedish super staráH?kan Hellstr÷m's "F÷r sent f÷r Edelweiss,"áa precious song that has been The Tallest Man's walk-on music before every performance for over a decade and what inspired the title of this covers album. Since then, in the lead-up to this announcement, he has quietly released other selections, includingáLucinda Williams'á"Metal Firecracker," Yo La Tengo's "Tears Are In Your Eyes" and now "Lost Highway." Mattson explains, "When I was a teenager I borrowed a Hank Williams album at the local library, and 'Lost Highway' has been haunting me ever since. Many vocal sound checks throughout my career have heard Hank's advice." As much asáToo Late for Edelweissáfeels like a scrapbook, an intimate memento with the ghosts of The Tallest Man's earlier, sparser sound hovering at the edges, it's also just the artifact of a moment - a flash of joy, of feeling recharged, of feelingágood. These are the songs that happened to be in Matsson's head at the time he sat down to record. It came together so simply and easily - and in that way, it's the purest distillation of making music - and being a fan of it, charting the connective tissue of a songwriter's life.

1. For Sent for Edelweiss 2. Metal Firecracker 3. Little Birdie 4. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye 5. Blood Bank 6. Tears Are in Your Eyes 7. Fairest of the Seasons 8. Pink Rabbits 9. Lost Highway 10. In My Life