Matt Maltese has announced details of his hotly anticipated second album, ‘Krystal’. It’s been over a year since Matt Maltese amazed fans with his debut album, ‘Bad Contestant‘, and he has finally revaeled when we can expect its follow-up.
KRYSTAL my new album out November 8th. I am overjoyed to bring this album of sad and sadder songs to you Preorder here https://t.co/vVWsWcVbzs pic.twitter.com/07JcJxR4Gv
— matt maltese (@matthewmaltese) October 16, 2019
The 22-year-old South London singer will make his hotly anticipated return with new album, ‘Krystal’, on the 8th of November 2019. The announcement comes after the singer announced he will be hitting the road for a short headline tour, in November 2019.
Maltese will head across the UK on a short five-date headline tour, this November. The singer will kick start his short tour off, in Cardiff, on the 16th of November 2019. He will then head to Leeds, Manchester, and London, before he concludes the tour with a show, in Bristol, on the 30th of November 2019.
Maltese has also given fans a glimpse of his upcoming album by sharing the lead track, ‘Rom Com Gone Wrong’. The release of the track was accompanied by a video, which has got fans even more excited.
UK tour tickets on sale now !https://t.co/6ohKL9Eg7V 16th Nov – Cardiff 25th Nov – Leeds 26th Nov – Manchester 27th Nov – London 30th Nov – Bristol pic.twitter.com/3O0eu23tVF — matt maltese (@matthewmaltese) October 11, 2019
The video for ‘Rom Com Gone Wrong’ is directed by Craig Roberts, who is best known for his lead role in the Richard Ayoade penned and Alex Turner soundtrack Submarine. It has been described as a “dreamy video shot on a Pride & Prejudice-esque set that takes a lols look at the behind the scenes process of making a music video.”
Speaking about the video and his partnership with Roberts, Maltese, said: “I tried writing some music for one of Craig’s films which inadvertently introduced him to my music and we struck up an online friendship. We realised we both have this kind of awkward sense of humour which lent itself well to a video for Rom Com Gone Wrong’.
“The idea was to create a sort of ‘making of a music video’ music video where I play the part of someone who’s disillusioned with their own music video and doesn’t get on with the director. Basically a music video gone wrong.”
Speaking about the record, with NME, Maltese explained that the record’s emotional core was formed from the experiences of his own break-up.
“A lot of the songs on this record are expressing heartbreak, and it documents a relationship but also brings in my past experiences of who I am,” Maltese tells NME. “It’s hard to know how much of it is too soon, a lot of it was probably expressed quite soon after, but a lot of it is talking about things that happened years ago. It’s a mix of the intense feelings, but remembering the past with perspective and a sense of calmness.”
As for the record itself, Maltese explained how he wanted to “strip things back” – in contrast to the cinematic sound of his debut record, ‘Bad Contestant’.
Matt Maltese Headline Tour Dates 2019:
16/11/2019 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff
25/11 – Hyde Park Book Club – Leeds
26/11 – YES MCR Pink Room – Manchester
27/11 – The Dome – London
30/11 – Rough Trade – Bristol
