Matt Maltese

Birth name Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese Born 6 October 1997 Origin Reading, England Genres Indie rock,indie po,palternative pop,chamber pop Occupations Musiciansinger-songwriter,Instruments , Pianoguitarbassvocalsorgan Years active 2015–present Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese (born 6 October 1997) is a British-Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. His style blends elements from indie pop, indie rock, and chamber pop.Since releasing his debut single "Even If It's a Lie" in 2015, Maltese has released four studio albums, and four EPs. In July 2021, Maltese announced his third studio album, Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow; the album was released in October 2021 via Nettwerk, the label he is currently signed with.[6][7] Maltese released his fourth studio album, Driving Just to Drive in April 2023. Early life Born to Canadian parents, his father of Italian descent,[8] Maltese was raised in Reading, England.[9][4][10] He attended the Henley College, pursuing A Levels in Music, Maths, English and Economics.[11][12] According to an interview with Vice he started writing music at the age of 14.[13] When he was a teenager Maltese began buying and selling vinyl and with the money he made, moved to Camden, London. 2015–2017: SoundCloud and early singles Maltese released his first single, "Even If It's a Lie", on SoundCloud in 2015.[4][14] After the release of the single, Maltese signed with Café Bleu Recordings, a subdivision of Atlantic Records.[10] In 2016, through Café Bleu Recordings, Maltese released his follow up EP, titled In a New Bed.[15] The following year in 2017 Maltese released a single titled "As the World Caves In"[16] which as he shared in an interview, is about the idea of then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May and then-U.S. President Donald Trump, deciding to spend a night of romance together before triggering atomic warfare. The single saw a resurgence on TikTok starting in May 2021 following a cover by singer Sarah Cothran.[20] In January 2023, it was certified Silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 200,000 equivalent units.[21] 2018–2019: Bad Contestant and Krystal In June 2018 Maltese released his debut album, Bad Contestant.[22] The album was produced by Jonathan Rado of American Indie rock duo Foxygen.[23] In November 2019 Maltese released Krystal.[24] The album was mostly recorded, produced, and mixed by Maltese in his bedroom studio.[25] With the release of Krystal, Maltese embarked on a UK headline tour in November 2019, he played on tour at six venues.[26] 2020–2021: Madhouse and Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow In March 2020, Maltese released the single "Ballad of a Pandemic"[27] about the COVID-19 pandemic; the single was released the same day as lockdown restrictions were imposed in the United Kingdom.[28] In May 2020, Maltese released "Queen Bee" featuring vocals from Sorry's Asha Lorenz.[29] In June 2020, Maltese took part in Tiny Gigs, a livestream event hosted by Tiny Changes, a mental health charity, to raise money for a COVID-19 relief fund. In August 2020, Maltese released his extended play Madhouse.[32] In May 2021, Maltese released a single titled "Mystery".[33] 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.[6] The album was released in October 2021.[34][35] 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"[36] 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 8 April 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 28 April 2023. Maltese recorded a cover of "My Funny Valentine" for the 2025 tribute album Chet Baker Re:imagined.[41] Initiatives Maltese has written for a number of other artists, including Birdy and Matilda Mann.[8] In summer 2023, Maltese founded his own record label titled Last Recordings On Earth. The label's inaugural release was the single "Older" by Searows.[42] Artistry The first song Maltese recalls being moved by is "Dreamer" by Supertramp.[8] In a 2015 interview, Maltese said he would "always be into" Paul Simon, Nina Simone and Leonard Cohen. Upon moving to South London, Maltese became immersed in the local music landscape, looking towards artists such as Loyle Carner and Alex Burney. He named Vashti Bunyan, Flo Morrissey and Father John Misty as newer folk influences