This is Kristian Matsson’s new folk album. I don’t know why I threw that out there; His name means nothing to me, so it probably means even less to you. Anyways, Matsson is a brilliant folk singer from Sweden. This album is very early Dylan, with simple song format and brilliant lyrics. I know that Bob Dylan has been used as the yardstick of folk music since the beginning of time, but it is more than true when speaking of Matsson. This album sounds more like he is playing beside a campfire than in a studio, but in a good way, as if he isn’t trying all that hard. (I stole this idea from a review I read on Pitchfork, I couldn’t think of anything nearly as fitting**.) The song The Gardner, is so lyrically beautiful about his secrets getting away to his girl. I loved it, whatever it was about.
P.S. I said it sounds more like he’s at a campfire than in a studio. Just for the record, there is a picture on his Myspace where he is playing beside a campfire. I swear that I saw the picture after I wrote that. I guess I’m just that awesome.
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