The Wild Hunt (The Tallest Man on Earth album)

The Wild Hunt
Studio album by The Tallest Man on Earth
Released	April 13, 2010
Genre	Folk
Length	34:38
Label	Dead Oceans
The Tallest Man on Earth chronology
Shallow Grave (2008) The Wild Hunt (2010) Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird (2010)

The Wild Hunt is the second album of the Swedish folk artist The Tallest Man on Earth, released April 13, 2010.

"A Lion's Heart" was featured in the HBO TV Series Hung, Episode 10 of Season 2.

Critical reception

Critical reception has been decidedly positive, with a current Metacritic score of 79 from 26 critics^[1] and Pitchfork Media rating it 8.5 out of 10.^[2] It was also voted the top album of 2010 by the staff of Sputnikmusic.^[3] Pitchfork Media placed it at number 33 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010".^[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
One Thirty BPM	(92%)[6]
SPIN	[7]
Allmusic	[8]
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)[9]
Clash	[10]
Absolutepunk.net	(90%)[11]
Consequence of Sound	[12]
Sputnikmusic	[13]

Track listing

All tracks written by Kristian Matsson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Wild Hunt"	3:22
2.	"Burden of Tomorrow"	3:34
3.	"Troubles Will Be Gone"	3:02
4.	"You're Going Back"	3:05
5.	"The Drying of the Lawns"	2:54
6.	"King of Spain"	3:26
7.	"Love Is All"	4:15
8.	"Thousand Ways"	2:53
9.	"A Lion's Heart"	3:15
10.	"Kids on the Run"	4:52
Total length:		34:38

Bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Like the Wheel"	3:58
Total length:		38:36

References

1. "Wild Hunt reviews at Metacritic.com". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
2. "The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
3. "Top 50 Albums of 2010: 10 – 1 « Staff Blog". Sputnikmusic. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
4. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2010 | Features". Pitchfork. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
5. "Critic Reviews for The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man On Earth". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
6. "One Thirty BPM review".
7. "The Tallest Man on Earth, 'The Wild Hunt'". Spin Magazine.
8. Hoffman, K. Ross. "Review: The Wild Hunt". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
9. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt". Pitchfork Media.
10. Williams, Teri. "The Wild Hunt Review". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
11. "Absolutepunk.net review".
12. Cosores, Philip. "Album Review: The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt". Consequence of Sound.
13. Staff, Cam. "The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt". Sputnikmusic.