Too Late For Edelweiss

Description

The Tallest Man On Earth is back with covers that have nurtured him from the start! The Tallest Man On Earth presents “Too Late For Edelweiss,” an album of new covers. Here, Matsson weaves a sparse collection of recordings captured just after a 39-date tour, the adrenaline of the road still coursing through his veins. The songs on “Too Late For Edelweiss” have been with Matsson since he started making music as The Tallest Man on Earth in 2006. Back then, Matsson used to perform Hank Williams’ “Lost Highway” before he had enough songs to flesh out a full set. In July 2022, Matsson released a cover of “För sent för Edelweiss” by Swedish superstar Håkan Hellström, a cherished song that has been The Tallest Man’s walk-on music before every performance for over a decade and inspired the title of this covers album. Since then, he has quietly released other selections, including Lucinda Williams’ “Metal Firecracker,” Yo La Tengo’s “Tears Are In Your Eyes,” and now “Lost Highway.” “Too Late For Edelweiss” feels like an album, an intimate memento with the ghosts of The Tallest Man’s clearer, older sound, but it is also an artifact of a moment—a flash of joy, a sense of recharging, a feeling of well-being.