Pitchfork gives high marks to The Tallest Man on Earth's new album "The wild hunt", bestowing upon it their much-desired "best new music" tag: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14110-the-wild-hunt/
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Robyn - Fembot
03. Monty - Orden
04. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Bye bye pianotie
05. Palpitation - What if
06. TALK 2
07. The Tallest Man on Earth - Burden of tomorrow
08. Dyno - Don't speak love
09. Margaret Berger - Will you remember me tomorrow?
10. Holiday for Strings - Shelter Island
11. TALK 3
12. Tutankamon - Have you ever been in love?
13. Kråkesølv - Skredder
14. The Tiny - Last weekend
15. Asha Ali - The time is now
16. TALK 4
17. Monzano - Yes, we can't
18. Donkeyboy - Ambitions
19. Kite - Ways to dance
20. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
21. TALK 5
22. Makthaverskan - German boy
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
MBV has a new song from The Tallest Man on Earth available for free download: http://www.mbvmusic.com/2010/03/25/new-tallest-man-on-earth-mp3-burden-of-tomorrow/23234
The Line of Best Fit has posted an interview with Swedish artist The Tallest Man on Earth: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/02/tlobf-interview-the-tallest-man-on-earth/
Swedish troubadour The Tallest Man on Earth has signed with US label and will release his new album "The wild hunt" on April 13. Head to Pitchfork for a sample tune and tracklist: http://pitchfork.com/news/37671-the-tallest-man-on-earth-signs-with-dead-oceans-shares-new-song/
New spring dates in the US for The Tallest Man on Earth:
03/18 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/22 - Ron tom's, Portland, OR
03/23 - Triple Door, Seattle, WA
03/25 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
03/26 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
03/28 - Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, CO
03/30 - The waiting room, Omaha, NE
04/01 - Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
04/02 - Turf club, St. Paul, MN
04/04 - tba
04/05 - Shubas, Chicago, IL
04/06 - Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Bloomington, IN w/The Mountain Goats, John Vanderslice
04/11 - The Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
04/15 - Bowery Ballrom, New York, NY
Here's the latest list of Scandinavian acts officially confirmed for SXSW:
Årabrot (NOR)
Baskery (SWE)
Benny Crespo's Gang (ICE)
Blood Red Throne (NOR)
Bloodgroup (ICE)
Casiokids (NOR)
Dmitry Fyodorov (SWE)
Grande (NOR)
Adam Heldring (SWE)
Jaakko & Jay (FIN)
Kaka (SWE)
Kakkmaddafakka (NOR)
The Latebirds (FIN)
Love:Fi (NOR)
Mixtapes & Cellmates (SWE)
Peter Bjorn and John (SWE)
Kristofer Ragnstam (SWE)
Sprengjuhollin (ICE)
Steed Lord (ICE)
Steso Songs (SWE)
The Shitsez (NOR)
The Tallest Man On Earth (SWE)
Sofia Talvik (SWE)
Those Dancing Days (SWE)
The Tiny (SWE)
Wildbirds & Peacedrums (SWE)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. TALK 1
02. Promoe - New day
03. High Hats - The end
04. Björn Kleinhenz - Light of love
05. TALK 2
06. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Transpole
07. Ondo - Sunlight
08. Pugh Rogefeldt - Colinda
09. TALK 3
10. The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow grave
11. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
12. Pan Sonic - Johto 5
13. TALK 4
14. The Bear Quartet - All your life
15. Hanna Hirsch - Ingen kommer sakna oss
16. Mattias Hellberg & The White Moose - Black cat fever
17. TALK 5
18. Isolation Years - Let's step aside
19. Tomas Halberstad - Much better off without it
20. Grande - Rhythms of sin
21. TALK 6
22. Wolfbrigade - In adrenaline
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Scandinavian artists in Pitchfork's top 50 albums of 2008 list: The Tallest Man on Earth (#47), Lykke Li (#45), Air France (#14) and Lindstrøm (#12). Read more: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/148001-the-50-best-albums-of-2008
Updated US dates for Swedish artist The Tallest Man on Earth:
12/09 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
12/10 - Town Hall, New York, NY w/Bon Iver
12/11 - Town Hall, New York, NY w/Bon Iver
12/12 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
12/14 - The Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA w/Bon Iver
12/15 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA w/Bon Iver
12/17 - Headliners, Louisville, KY w/Bon Iver
12/18 - The Vic, Chicago, IL w/Bon Iver
12/19 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI w/Bon Iver
12/20 - Hollywood Forever Cemetary, Los Angeles, CA w/Will Sheff (Okkervil River)
12/22 - SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, Santa Barbara, CA
12/23 - The Cellar Door, Visalia, CA
12/26 - The Fillmore, San Fransisco, CA w/Two Galants, Crystal Antlers
12/28 - Ron Tom's, Portland, OR
12/29 - The Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
12/30 - KEXP Radio Performance, Seattle, WA
Baskery, Billy the Vision and the Dancers, Firefox AK, First Aid Kit, Marching Band, Nina Kinert, Pacific!, The Tallest Man on Earth and Zeigeist have been selected to represent Sweden at the new EuroSonic music conference in Groningen (NL) on January 15-17.
Scandinavian artists in Paste Magazine's top 50 albums of 2008 include Lykke Li, I'm From Barcelona, The Tallest Man On Earth, Mugison, Ida Maria and Sigur Rós. Read more: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/11/signs-of-life-2008-best-music.html
Updated tourdates for The Tallest Man On Earth:
10/01 - Troubadour, Brisbane (AU)
10/02 - Gallipoli Legions Club, Newcastle (AU) w/Holly Throsby, Firekites
10/04 - Brass Monkey, Cronulla w/Holly Throsby
10/06 - Stanwell Park CWA Hall, Wollongong w/Holly Throsby
10/08 - Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney (AU)
10/09 - ANU Bar, Canberra (AU) w/Holly Throsby
10/11 - The Toff In Town, Melbourne (AU)
10/12 - Grace Emily, Adelaide (AU)
12/09 - Mercury Lounge, NYC, NY
12/10 - Town Hall, NYC, NY w/Bon Iver
12/11 - Town Hall, NYC, NY w/Bon Iver
Delusions of Adequacy praises The Tallest Man On Earth: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=8985