Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird
2010 EP by The Tallest Man on Earth
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Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird is an EP by Swedish musician The Tallest Man on Earth. It was released on 6 September 2010 by Dead Oceans.
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| Released | 6 September 2010 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 17:20 | |||
| Label | Dead Oceans | |||
| Producer | Kristian Matsson | |||
| The Tallest Man on Earth chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 84/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[5] |
| Consequence of Sound | [6] |
| Now | [7] |
| Paste | 9.1/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[10] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[11] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[12] |
It marks one of Kristian Matsson's first incorporations of electric guitar sound, on "The Dreamer". "Like the Wheel" appears as a bonus track on his 2010 album The Wild Hunt, rewritten to include nothing but piano and vocals.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kristian Matsson.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Little River" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "The Dreamer" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Like the Wheel" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Tangle in This Trampled Wheat" | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Thrown Right at Me" | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 17:20 | |
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] | 8 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] | 5 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] | 47 |
