Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson has carved a trail over four albums from one-man acoustic work to full-band performances on his latest effort, Dark Bird Is Home, credited as always to the Tallest Man on Earth. Matsson's style--often compared, to his chagrin, to early Bob Dylan--is dense and melodic; he's the only single person (other than, er, Dylan) whom I've seen transfix a large crowd with only his voice and guitar. Dark Bird Is Home finds Matsson examining his recent divorce; "Timothy" asks achingly, of a man in a relationship, "Why are you so complicated?"   1

noyoucmon 24 Jul 2015

Makes me feel like I'm spinning down an open road.

mozer3d 2 Jun 2015