Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese (born 6 October 1997) is a British-Canadian singer-songwriter. His style blends elements from

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, and

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. Since releasing his debut single "Even If It's a Lie" in 2015, Maltese has released four

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, and four

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. In July 2021, Maltese announced his third studio album, '' Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow''; the album was released in October 2021 via

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, the

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he is currently signed with. Maltese released his fourth studio album, '' Driving Just to Drive'' in April 2023.

Early life

Maltese was raised in

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. According to an interview with

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he started writing music at the age of 14. When he was a teenager Maltese began buying and selling

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and with the money he made, moved to

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Career

2015–2017: SoundCloud and early singles

Maltese released his first single, "Even If It's a Lie", on

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in 2015. After the release of the single, Maltese signed with Café Bleu Recordings, a subdivision of Atlantic Records. In 2016, through Café Bleu Recordings, Maltese released his follow up EP, titled ''In a New Bed''. The following year in 2017 Maltese released a single titled "As the World Caves In" which as he shared in an interview, is about the idea of then-

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and then-

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, deciding to spend a night of

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together before triggering

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. The single saw a resurgence on

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starting in May 2021 following a cover by singer Sarah Cothran. In January 2023, it was certified Silver in the UK by the

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(BPI) for selling 200,000 equivalent units.

2018–2019: ''Bad Contestant'' and ''Krystal''

In June 2018 Maltese released his debut album, '' Bad Contestant''. The album was produced by

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of American Indie rock duo

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. In November 2019 Maltese released ''

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''. The album was mostly recorded, produced, and mixed by Maltese in his bedroom studio. With the release of ''Krystal'', Maltese embarked on a UK headline tour in November 2019, he played on tour at six venues.

2020–2021: ''Madhouse'' and ''Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow''

In March 2020, Maltese released the single "Ballad of a Pandemic" about the

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; the single was released the same day as lockdown restrictions were imposed in the

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. In May 2020, Maltese released "Queen Bee" featuring vocals from Sorry's Asha Lorenz. In June 2020, Maltese took part in Tiny Gigs, a

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event hosted by Tiny Changes, a mental health charity, to raise money for a

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relief fund. In August 2020, Maltese released his

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''Madhouse.'' In May 2021, Maltese released a single titled "Mystery". He then released another single in July 2021 called "Shoe" which was released following the announcement of Maltese's third studio album, '' Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow''. The album was released in October 2021.

2022–present: ''Quiet Recordings'' and ''Driving Just to Drive''

In March 2022 Maltese released a new song called "Smile In the Face of the Devil" as a part of his new EP titled ''Quiet Recordings''. This EP would be a collection of more ambient tracks of off his previous album ''Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow''. ''Quiet Recordings'' was released on April 8, 2022 In October 2022, Maltese released his new single "Mother". In December 2022, Maltese announced that his new album would be releasing in 2023. He then released a teaser for a new track followed by a single in January 2023 titled "Driving Just to Drive". The same day as this single was released Maltese announced his new album titled '' Driving Just to Drive'' would release on April 28, 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Maltese has released the following singles:

As featured artist

Tours

Headlining act

* Matt Maltese EU + US Autumn Tour (2022) (with special guest Sophie May, Hohnen Ford, Searows) * Matt Maltese US 2022 TOUR * Matt Maltese Asia & Australia tour 2023

Supporting act

*Wolf Alice UK and IRELAND TOUR (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maltese, Matt British indie rock musicians British indie pop musicians People from Camden Town 21st-century English singers Singers from London Living people Musicians from Reading, Berkshire 1995 births