The Tallest Man On Earth released one of the strongest albums of 2008; a record that was specifically praised by Pitchfork. Pitchfork called Kristian Matsson "a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting." "Shallow Grave" couldn't have been simpler: just Matsson's impressive voice along with an acoustic banjo or guitar, recorded at his home in Dalarna, Sweden. Although the album was originally released on the Swedish Gravitation label without widespread distribution, the story of The Tallest Man On Earth has slowly but surely spread everywhere. In April 2010, The Tallest Man On Earth released ,The Wild Hunt", another album that sent critics into raptures and has played dozens of shows on both sides of the Atlantic.