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The Tallest Man on Earth and Idiot Wind Cover “Cycles”

While we wait for There’s No Leaving Now to arrive next month, here’s a little gem spotted over on the Tallest Man on Earth fansite ImpossibleTrees tonight: Kristian Matsson and Amanda Hollingby Mattsson — the talented married couple behind this year’s Once A Year soundtrack — duetting on a loose cover of personal-favorite Sinatra cut “Cycles.” This clip from a gig last night in Stockholm isn’t the best with regard to video, but their voices meld and carry the tune so beautifully that audio of the charming moment was captured with ease. Even minor lyric flubs make the take all the more endearing:

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Kristian Matsson Covers Thin Lizzy, Previews Soundtrack

Tallest Man On Earth Thin Lizzy CoverThe Tallest Man On Earth has been branching out from his solo-acoustic roots of late, contributing songs with partner Amanda Bergman to a film , debuting new material with a live backing band, and — tonight — leading a group through Thin Lizzy’s late-’70s rock anthem “Dancing in the Moonlight (It’s Caught Me in Its Spotlight)” on Swedish television. Watch Matsson perform the latter for På Spåret above (he also does Swedish folk tune “En Fattig Trubadur” at 51:30 here).

Meanwhile, director Gorki Glaser-Müller shared a promising glimpse at a new Bergman and Mattson duet in a trailer for Once A Year, his forthcoming romantic drama that features seven compositions from the pair. Hear a gorgeous minute of “Some Will Spare You” below.

Video: Idiot Wind – “Try To Bend A River” & Lucinda Williams Cover

Idiot Wind Amanda Bergman
When we first introduced Amanda Bergman earlier this summer, copies of her self-titled debut EP as Idiot Wind were hard to come by, not to mention authorized video clips or an official website. All that’s changed, though, as the Tallest Man on Earth’s new film score and duet partner now has her own page — complete with a full stream of the EP, bonus tracks, and a link to purchase the record. We also have a Johan Stolpe-created video, featuring performances of unreleased track “Try To Bend A River” and a cover of “Big Red Sun Blues,” off Lucinda Williams’ eponymous 1988 debut, backed by electric piano in an open field. Check out the clip (you can’t really see her sing until the Williams take at the 3:30 mark) above. Idiot Wind has, by far, one of the best new voices of 2011.