Matt Maltese

Matthew Jonathan Gordon Maltese (born: October 8, 1997 [age 26]), better known online as Matt Maltese is a British-Canadianhttps://twitter.com/matthewmaltese/status/1329862097317015559https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIm6Fz4v0qo singer-songwriter. His style blends elements from indie pop, indie rock, and chamber pop.https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/matt-maltese-melodrama-interview
==History==
===Early life===
Maltese was raised in Reading.https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8464774/matt-maltese-singer-songwriter-interview/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/matt-maltese-melodrama-interviewhttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-maltese-mn0002674568/biography According to an interview with Vice he started writing music at the age of 14.https://www.vice.com/en/article/evq4bn/matt-maltese-greatest-comedian-video-premiere-interview When he was a teenager Maltese began buying and selling vinyl and with the money he made, moved to Camden, London.https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/matt-maltese-melodrama-interview 
===Soundcloud & Early Singles (2015-2017)===
Maltese released his first single, "Even If It's a Lie", on SoundCloud in 2015.https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/matt-maltese-melodrama-interviewhttps://sites.psu.edu/meganblogs/2021/04/23/p10/ After the release of the single, Maltese signed with Café Bleu Recordings, a subdivision of Atlantic Records.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-maltese-mn0002674568/biography In 2016, through Café Bleu Recordings, Maltese released his follow up EP, titled In a New Bed.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-maltese-mn0002674568/discography/singles The following year in 2017 Maltese released a single titled "As the World Caves In"https://www.clashmusic.com/news/watch-matt-maltese-as-the-world-caves-in 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.https://www.thefader.com/2017/03/06/matt-malteses-as-the-world-caves-inhttps://www.nme.com/reviews/matt-maltese-bad-contestant-review-2332279https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/discovery-matt-maltese The single saw a resurgence on TikTok starting in May 2021 following a cover by singer Sarah Cothran.https://news.yahoo.com/hauntingly-beautiful-tiktok-song-soundtrack-190757789.html In January 2023, it was certified Silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 200,000 equivalent units.https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/18671-6217-1
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Bad Contestant (2018)
*Krystal (2019)
*Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow (2021)
*Driving Just to Drive (2023)
===Extended Plays===
*In a New Bed (2016)
*Blood, Sweat, & Beers: Live at the Drugstore and Poems from the Road (2017)
*Madhouse (2020)
*Quiet Recordings (2022)
===Singles===
*Even If It's a Lie (2015)
*Vacant in the 21st Century (2016)
*Strange Time (2016)
*As the World Caves In (2017)
*No One Won The War (2017)
*Comic Life (2017)
*Greatest Comedian (2018)
*Like A Fish (2018)
*Nightclub Love (2018)
*Bad Contestant (2018)
*Misery (2018)
*Tokyo (Italian Version) (2020)
*Ballad of a Pandemic (2020)
*Queen Bee (2020)
*Mystery (2021)
*Shoe (2021)
*You Deserve an Oscar (2021)
*Good Morning (2021)
*Nothing Breaks Your Heart Like Christmas (2021)
*Smile in the Face of the Devil (2022)
*Mother (2022)
*Driving Just To Drive (2023)
*Museum (2023)
*Florence (2023)
==Tours==
===Headlining Act===
*Matt Maltese EU + US Autumn Tour (2022)
*Matt Maltese US 2022 Tour (2022)
*Matt Maltese Asia & Australia Tour 2023 (2023)
===Supporting Act===
*Wolf Alice UK and IRELAND TOUR (2022)
==References==
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