The Tallest Man On Earth

Henry St. (ANTI-)

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The Tallest Man On Earth, the project of Sweden’s Kristian Matsson, recently announced his first new album in four years, Henry St., out April 14th on ANTI-. Throughout his career, Matsson’s “secret-weapon voice has remained a potent tool in the emotional arms race of modern music” (MTV). After releasing “Every Little Heart,” “urgent and unsettled, and underpinned by a skittering rhythm” (Guitar World), Matsson now releases the tender and pared back, “Henry St.,” which carries the album’s overarching theme of “how to be a person in this world.” Matsson comments, “As individuals, we’re told that we should strive for success. But when we have it, it doesn’t solve anything. The song is about stepping away and thinking: why am I actually doing this?” While writing the song back in Sweden, he knew it would be the centerpiece of the album. “It’s the low point and the turnaround: the other songs are a reminder that I will always be a stubborn optimist, even at the darkest of times.” He was about to record the track as a solo piece, until Phil Cook came in on his first day in the studio. “I had Phil basically hanging over my shoulders at the piano while we were playing, and then he recorded it. He improvised that beautiful outro. When he did, our jaws dropped––I was in tears.”

 

The accompanying music video was filmed in Amsterdam and is the second part of a trilogy of videos directed by Jeroen Dankers for the album. Dankers says the video is “inspired by adolescence. Doing stupid things, stuck in a place, being your smallest self and in the end getting to know yourself while coming out of it.”

 

Today, The Tallest Man On Earth also announces an extensive fall North American tour, including shows at Brooklyn Steel in New York, Union Transfer in Philadelphia, the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, Royale in Boston, and beyond. Tickets will be on sale Wednesday, March 8th at 9am local time. Leading into next month’s album release, Matsson will play a string of intimate, special engagement shows in North America before touring Europe. Full dates are listed below and tickets are on sale now.

 

Following 2015’s Dark Bird Is Home, his “most personal record… surreal and dreamlike” (Pitchfork) and the self-released I Love You, It’s a Fever Dream in 2019, The Tallest Man On Earth’s sixth album, Henry St.,  “is the most playful, most me album yet, because it covers so many of the different noises in my head.” “Having been away from it taught me that making music and performing is what I’m doing for the rest of my life, and I’m so grateful for it,” says Matsson. “It has given me new confidence and playfulness. This is what I do. It’s unconditional.”

 

Notably, Henry St. marks the first time Matsson recorded an album in a band setting. Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn produced the album, which includes contributions from Ryan Gustafson (guitar, lap steel, ukulele), TJ Maiani (drums), CJ Camerieri of Bon Iver (trumpet , French horn), Phil Cook (piano, organ), Rob Moose of Bon Iver, yMusic (strings) and Adam Schatz (saxophone), all supporting and surrounding Matsson on vocals and guitars.

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Tour

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    Sep 05, 2023
    Durham, NC
    The Carolina Theatre

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    Sep 07, 2023
    Washington, DC
    9:30 Club

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    Sep 08, 2023
    Philadelphia, PA
    Union Transfer

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    Sep 09, 2023
    Boston, MA
    Royale

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    Sep 10, 2023
    Brooklyn, NY
    Brooklyn Steel

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    Sep 13, 2023
    Montreal, QC
    Corona Theatre

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    Sep 15, 2023
    Toronto, ON
    Danforth Music Hall

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    Sep 16, 2023
    Detroit, MI
    The Majestic Theatre

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    Sep 17, 2023
    Chicago, IL
    Thalia Hall

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    Sep 19, 2023
    St. Paul, MN
    Palace Theatre

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    Sep 21, 2023
    Bozeman, MT
    The Elm

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    Sep 23, 2023
    Seattle, WA
    Neptune Theatre

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    Sep 24, 2023
    Vancouver, BC
    Commodore Ballroom

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    Sep 26, 2023
    Portland, OR
    Revolution Hall

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    Sep 29, 2023
    Los Angeles, CA
    The Theatre at Ace Hotel

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    Sep 30, 2023
    San Diego, CA
    The Observatory North Park

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    Oct 01, 2023
    Tuscon, AZ
    Rialto Theatre

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    Oct 04, 2023
    Austin, TX
    Scoot Inn

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    Oct 05, 2023
    Dallas, TX
    Granada Theatre

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    Oct 07, 2023
    St. Louis, MO
    The Pageant

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    Oct 11, 2023
    Nashville, TN
    Brooklyn Bowl

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    Oct 12, 2023
    Knoxville, TN
    Bijou Theatre

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    Oct 13, 2023
    Atlanta, GA
    Variety Playhouse

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    Oct 14, 2023
    Asheville, NC
    The Orange Peel