The Tallest Man On Earth

this guy is like the folk equivalent of punchline rap

I love this new track so much. The little slide he does sounds so perfect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6vNU1C95Fw

A longer bit about the new project is here, including a solo version of the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSCEypk4JPg

Saw him last night at the Herbst theater in SF. Kind of an odd show. Everyone was seated, and there are no drinks allowed in the theater, so the crowd was incredibly subdued, which was awkward. You could literally hear people whispering when he stopped playing, it was so quiet. This was compounded by him being the only thing on stage (no band on this tour). Dude can PLAY, though. He was doing crazy finger-picking with his right hand while tapiing out a solo on the fret board with his left hand. It sounded beautiful. And he can also sing. I'm glad I went, but I would have preferred if he had brought a band, or if the crowd had gotten more boisterous and started clapping along or something.

I saw him play solo for cheap back during the Wild Hunt tour. Can confirm that he can play like a motherfucker. Pretty intimate venue, lots of detectable swooning in the audience.

He got catcalled by both women and men, which was sorta funny.

I also saw him play solo during the Wild Hunt tour and I was one of the people doing the swooning (and yes, he's a great singer and player, too).

Not sure I love it yet, but the new one has something about it. This is lovely:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WtuIRwjQ7E

That one gets stuck in my head, for sure.

I wonder if he is a fan of Mike Cooper, this song sounds so similar to one of his:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZmJIjjG-DA

Just realized I missed his show last week (after having my tickets refunded last year). Bummer!