Review: Matt Maltese has been picking up plenty of critical acclaim for this, his sixth studio album. Landing in May 2025, overwhelmingly favourable reviews cited the musical prowess on display here, the artist's deft songwriting and production skills - this being the first he's credited as producer on since 2019. For those who are new to this particular troubadour's universe, Maltese is the indie-chamber pop-rock talent from Reading, England, who blew up with 'Even If It's A Lie', a single released on Soundcloud. A decade later, he's become a household name for those who like their male soloists to be cut from a timeless cloth, taking influence from some of the vocal and lyrical greats of the 20th Century - Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon and Nina Simone have all been cited by the man himself. Shades of all three here.
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