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Neither a sequel nor a satellite to 'the wild hunt', the tallest man on earth's ep, 'sometimes the blues is just a passing bird', is a statement in its own right. while many post-lp eps round up same-session tracks or studio experiments for diehard fans, these five austere folk songs were written on the road and recorded during a recent break from touring. they're unmistakably tallest, marked by the vulnerability in kristian matsson's croak of a voice, the strident complexity of his guitarwork, and his thoughtful, often fractured lyrics inspired, ostensibly, by his native sweden - specifically the mountainous region of dalarna, northwest of stockholm. and yet, despite the same elements, 'sometimes the blues is just a passing bird' has a very different character from 'the wild hunt'. it's slightly darker, more wounded, muted, and meditative. the ep allows matsson to explore one particular mood: a primary colour in his palette, a bluesy melancholy that defines and permeates every song here.
Tracklist
1. Little River
2. The Dreamer
3. Like The Wheel
4. Tangle In This Trampled Wheat
5. Thrown Right At Me