Tallest Man On Earth, The Gardener (live), San Francisco, March 29, 2023 (4K)

Kristian Matsson a/k/a The Tallest Man On Earth plays his song The Garden live in concert before a sold-out crowd at The Chapel in San Francisco, California on March 29, 2023. The Garden appeared on Matsson's debut studio album, Shallow Grave (2008). Kristian Matsson is a Brooklyn-based folk singer-songwriter from Dalarna, Sweden who has drawn many comparisons to Bob Dylan, both for his songwriting and singing style. Joining him onstage were Mark Paulson (keyboards / guitar / fiddle), Sinclair Palmer (bass / fiddle), and Nils Törnqvist (drums).

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En Route To Henry St. Tour dates (2023):

Mar. 22-23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge
Mar. 26 - Fort Collins, CO @ Washington's
Mar. 29-30 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Apr. 1 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's
Apr. 3 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Apr. 4 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Apr. 5 - South Deerfield, MA @ Tree House Brewing Company

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Tallest Man On Earth - European Tour dates (2023):

Apr. 12 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio
Apr. 13 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Fonden Voxhall
Apr. 16 - Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
Apr. 17 - Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
Apr. 18 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Cathedral
Apr. 19 - Leeds, UK @ The Irish Centre
Apr. 21 - London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
Apr. 22 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity Centre
Apr. 24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
Apr. 25 - Antwerp, Belgium @ De Roma
Apr. 26 - Paris, France @ La Cigale
Apr. 27 - Lausanne, Switzerland @ Les Docks
Apr. 29 - Milan, Italy @ Fabrique
Apr. 30 - München, Germany @ Freiheitshalle
May 1 - Berlin, Germany @ Metropol
May 2 - Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefährlich
May 3 - Malmö, Sweden @ Plan B

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Tallest Man On Earth official bio:

Kristian Matsson has never remained in one place for very long. Having spent much of the last decade touring around the world as The Tallest Man on Earth, Matsson has captivated audiences using, as The NY Times describes, “every inch of his long guitar cord to roam the stage: darting around, crouching, stretching, hip-twitching, perching briefly and jittering away…Mr. Matsson is a guitar-slinger rooted in folk, and his songs are troubadour ballads at heart.”

Then came 2020, when Matsson left New York City and returned to his farm in Sweden. There, during that quiet, dreary time of isolation, he drowned out his thoughts by manically growing vegetables in his garden. Playing live, music, and inspiration returned near the end of 2021, and his produce became less of a priority. “When I’m in motion, I can focus on my instinct, have my daydreams again. When I was finally able to tour again, I started writing like a madman.” He eventually had twenty songs he wanted to record in ten days.

Now Matsson returns as The Tallest Man on Earth with Henry St., his sixth studio album following 2012’s There’s No Leaving Now, full of “vivid imagery, clever turns-of-phrase, and devastating, world-weary observations." Henry St. notably marks the first time he recorded an album in a band setting. “My entire career I’ve been a DIY person—mostly fueled by the feeling that I didn’t know what I was doing, so I’d just do everything myself.” But now, longing for the energy that’s only released when creating together with others, Matsson invited his friends to come and play.

Matsson’s longing for social interchange, after months spent with only his crops, led to the collaboration that delivered the warm, unique and sprawling sound of Henry St. “It’s the most playful, most me album yet, because it covers so many of the different noises in my head. When you overthink things, you get further away from your original ideas. And God knows I overthink things when I’m by myself.”

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The Gardener lyrics:

I sense a runner in the garden
Although my judgement's known to fail
Once built a steamboat in a meadow
Cause I'd forgotten how to sail

I know the runner's going to tell you
There ain't no cowboy in my hair
So now he's buried by the daisies
So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe

I sense a spy up in the chimney
From all the evidence I've burned
I guess he'll read it in the smoke now
And soon to ashes I'll return

I know the spy is going to tell you
It's not my flag up in the pole
So now he's buried by the lilies
So I could stay forever more in your eyes, babe

I sense a leak inside my phone now
From all the lies that I have told
I know he has your private number
And soon he'll make that vicious call

I know the leak is going to tell you
There ain't no puppy on your leash
So now he'll fertilize the roses
So I could stay the king you see
In your eyes, babe

So now we're dancing through the garden
And what a garden I have made
And now that death will grow my jasmine
I find it soothing I'm afraid

Now there is no need for suspicion
There ain't no fraud kissing your hand
I won't be lying when I tell you
That I'm a gardener
I'm a man
In your eyes, babe

Written by Kristian Saras Per Matsson