{"product_id":"too-late-for-edelweiss","title":"Too Late For Edelweiss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tallest Man On Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e - the project of Swedish musician Kristian Matsson - presents \u003cem\u003eToo Late For Edelweiss\u003c\/em\u003e, an album of new covers out on Anti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eToo Late For Edelweiss\u003c\/em\u003e, Matsson weaves together a sparse collection of home recordings made in Sweden and North Carolina, captured fresh off a 39-date run with the adrenaline of tour rattling through his veins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs on \u003cem\u003eToo Late For Edelweiss\u003c\/em\u003e have been with Matsson since he started playing music as The Tallest Man on Earth in 2006. In those early years, Matsson used to perform \"\u003cem\u003eLost Highway\u003c\/em\u003e\" by Hank Williams before he had enough songs to flesh out a full set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn July 2022, Matsson released a cover of Swedish superstar Håkan Hellström's \"\u003cem\u003eFör sent för Edelweiss\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a precious song that has been The Tallest Man's walk-on music before every performance for over a decade and what inspired the title of this covers album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince then, in the lead-up to this announcement, he has quietly released other selections, including Lucinda Williams' \"\u003cem\u003eMetal Firecracker\u003c\/em\u003e,\" Yo La Tengo's \"\u003cem\u003eTears Are In Your Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e\" and now \"\u003cem\u003eLost Highway\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMatsson explains, \"When I was a teenager I borrowed a Hank Williams album at the local library, and 'Lost Highway' has been haunting me ever since. Many vocal sound checks throughout my career have heard Hank's advice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs much as \u003cem\u003eToo Late For Edelweiss\u003c\/em\u003e feels like a scrapbook, an intimate memento with the ghosts of The Tallest Man's earlier, sparser sound hovering at the edges, it's also just the artifact of a moment - a flash of joy, of feeling recharged, of feeling good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the songs that happened to be in Matsson's head at the time he sat down to record. It came together so simply and easily - and in that way, it's the purest distillation of making music - and being a fan of it, charting the connective tissue of a songwriter's life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anti","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50393443631435,"sku":"2030067","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50393443762507,"sku":"2047563","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Too_Late_for_Edelweiss_f54630f4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726417292","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/too-late-for-edelweiss","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}