Released: 11th June 2012
Label: Dead Oceans
There’s No Leaving Now is
the new album from Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, also known as
The Tallest Man On Earth. Ever since the release of 2010’s The Wild Hunt,
Matsson’s acoustic ability and vocal rawness has captivated me enough for him
to become one of my favourite artists around today. The Wild Hunt is a great
album that was followed with a very nice EP titled Sometimes The Blues Is Just
A Passing Bird, and it seems that Matsson’s scored a hat trick of great
releases with this new album.
The instrumentations sound
fleshed out this time around, and given a few layers added on to help expand
the skill of Matsson’s abilities. While this slightly detracts away from the
vocals, it is a welcome change and a nice, steady progression into the sound of
The Tallest Man On Earth. The production as always sounds phenomenal and the
songs all flow extremely well against eachother.
1904 is still the
highlight of There’s No Leaving Now for me, it sounds most like a track from
The Wild Hunt-era, and it’s optimistic guitar chords and innocent lead diddy
compliments it really well. It’s also here that Matsson’s best vocals are too,
the passion behind his voice and the high pitch parts sounds simply amazing. There’s
No Leaving Now is full of vocal hooks, though it’s pretty impossible to not
become hooked on every word Matsson’s sings with his unique voice anyway.
There’s No Leaving Now is
a fantastic album. It displays how comfortable Matsson is with this sound, and
how well he has managed to craft songs out of it. It has a steady progression
from The Wild Hunt and the EP, but it’s yet another great release from The
Tallest Man On Earth, also known as The Most Consistent Man On Earth.
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