Henry St.

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Henry St.
The Tallest Man On Earth - Henry St 1.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
Genre Folk rock, Indie Rock
Length42:09
Label Anti-
The Tallest Man On Earth chronology
Too Late For Edelweiss
(2022)
Henry St.
(2023)
Singles from Henry St.
  1. "Every Little Heart"
    Released: February 1, 2023
  2. "Henry St."
    Released: March 6, 2023
  3. "Looking For Love"
    Released: April 12, 2023

Henry St. is the sixth studio album by Swedish folk musician The Tallest Man On Earth. It was released on 14 April 2023 by Anti-.

Contents

Critical reception

Critical reception for Henry St. was generally positive. The album has a score of 74 out of 100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic based on reviews from 5 critics. [1]

Track listing

All songs by Kristian Matsson except where noted. Music By Kristian Matsson. Lyrics by Kristian Matsson and Amelia Meath.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bless You"Amelia Meath4:03
2."Look For Love" 3:35
3."Every Little Heart" 3:09
4."Slowly Rivers Turn" 3:35
5."Major League" 3:06
6."Henry St." 4:29
7."In Your Garden Still" 4:29
8."Goodbye" 4:04
9."Italy" 4:30
10."New Religion" 4:24
11."Foothills" 2:41
Total length:42:09
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100
Review scores
SourceRating
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Clash Music 7/10 [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 6.0 [5]
Spectrum Culture75% [6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.

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