British singer-songwriter Matt Maltese has announced his sixth studio album, Hers, is set to arrive on May 16 through The Orchard. His first fully self-produced project since his second album, Krystal (2019), Hers is a dynamically reinventive record that blends heartfelt, modern storytelling with his signature dry wit. Alongside the announcement, Maltese has unveiled the new single, “Always Some MF,” following the release of “Anytime, Anyplace, Anyhow” back in January.
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“I’ve written a lot of music that comes from a place of infatuation, but this record was written on reflection of a much longer-term love. The complications and wonderful roads that that goes through and the more informed heartaches that come out of it. I got to really reflect and slave over it… It’s a bit like having a year to write a really important email,” Maltese says.
“I’m British enough to feel a slight shame of writing so many love songs in the past,” he adds. “Maybe the more interesting thing on paper would have been to go to the other side of the world and write a concept album about prehistoric creatures or something, but at the end of the day, we’re all human, and love and people are things we’re all continually affected by. It’s my job as a songwriter to excavate the things in my life, and that’s what I was going through.”
“Always Some MF” sees Maltese embodying a faux tough guy grappling with jealousy. The track is accompanied by a music video directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, starring actor Nadia Parkes, choreographer and actor Ira Mandela Siobhan and Maltese himself, who fences in a duel for love.
Maltese remains as dryly self-deprecating as ever. With albums like Bad Contestant (2018), Good Morning It’s Now Tomorrow (2019) and Songs That Aren’t Mine (2024), the 27-year-old is fully owning his craft. Following his cover of “My Funny Valentine” for the 2025 tribute album Chet Baker Re:imagined, Maltese continues to cement his reputation as an unwaveringly sharp songwriter — one whose skill will undoubtedly shine on Hers.
Hers Tracklist:
1. Arthouse Cinema
2. Buses Replace Trains
3. Happy Birthday
4. Anytime, Anyplace, Anyhow
5. Always Some MF
6. Cure For Emptiness
7. Holiday From Yourself
8. Pined For You My Whole Life
9. Eternal Darkness Of The Spotless Mind
10. Tangled
11. Everybody’s Just As Crazy As Me
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