MATT MALTESE SHARES NEW VERSION OF “CURE FOR EMPTINESS” FEATURING BELLO – LISTEN HERE
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 Photo credit: Sam Hiscox Los Angeles, CA (October 3rd, 2025) - Singer-songwriter Matt Maltese is pleased to today share a brand-new version of his song “Cure for Emptiness” with a guest feature from Bello. The track first appeared on his sixth studio album Hers, released in May via The Orchard, and is a raw and delicate piano ballad described by Matt as “a song about searching and never finding, and those small moments where you feel and see everything”.
Matt says, “I’ve been making music with Bello for about a year now. It’s been a privilege getting to know them and I’m very honoured to have them sing on this song with me.”
LISTEN TO ‘CURE FOR EMPTINESS (FEAT. BELLO)’
The new release arrives almost halfway through Maltese’s headline tour of North America, which includes stops at iconic venues including Chicago’s Riviera Theatre and Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, before the tour continues for seven nights through the UK in November, culminating at London’s Roundhouse for his biggest hometown show to date. The tour then continues on through Europe this December, taking in a total of 46 shows. See below for the full list of live dates and find tickets here.
Hers arrived as Maltese’s most insular and intimate project to date, and his first fully self-produced effort since his second album Krystal. Maltese has long drawn from the tried and tested artistic wellspring of romance and heartbreak, but the songs that make up Hers find him reflecting upon a serious long-term relationship and the more grown-up complexities of love through the rearview, with the quiet artfulness for which he has become so beloved. Hers exists in a twilight world, pairing heartfelt songwriting and dry witticism with the gentle quiver of strings, a flourish of woodwind or the sound of a creaking old piano.
Matt Maltese Hers artwork About Matt Maltese
Having first established himself as a songwriter with a knack for dry one-liners and a keen eye for self-deprecation, Matt Maltese released his debut album Bad Contestant back in 2018. The three albums that followed over the next five years cemented his position as one of the UK’s finest young songwriters. Critics were unanimous; Matt Maltese’s piano harmonies, playful approach and quintessentially British wit saw ‘the mundane transformed into fantasy’.
Since the release of 2023’s Driving Just To Drive, Maltese has been busy in multiple behind the scenes roles, lending his songwriting abilities to a number of fellow artists and establishing indie label Last Recordings On Earth. Taking a slightly different approach to his own craft, last year saw Matt share covers album Songs That Aren’t Mine, a collection of some of his favourite songs, recorded at home with guest features by friends including Dora Jar and Liana Flores. Elsewhere, he made his theatre songwriting debut, composing all original music and lyrics for The Royal Shakespeare Company’s winter production of Twelfth Night, described by The Observer as “inspired… perfectly balances Shakespeare’s dramatic polarities".
Late 2024 also saw Maltese embark on a headline tour of Asia, Australia and New Zealand, following live runs through the US, Europe and the UK, including his biggest show to date at the Wiltern, Los Angeles, and a sold-out show at London’s Brixton Electric. His global appeal as an artist is undeniable with sold-out shows from Sydney to Sao Paolo and Jakarta to Tokyo to his name, and famous fans including Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Frank Ocean and BTS’ Taehyung to name but a few.
Matt Maltese 2025 tour dates October 6 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus October 7 – Bogart’s, Cincinnati October 9 – Deluxe at Old National Centre, Indianapolis October 10 – The Fillmore, Detroit October 11 – Riviera Theatre, Chicago October 13 – The Fillmore, Minneapolis October 25 – Summit, Denver October 16 – The Depot, Salt Lake City October 18 – Vogue Theatre, Vancouver October 19 – TBA, Seattle October 21 – Fox Theatre, Oakland October 23 – House Of Blues, San Diego October 24 – The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles October 26 – The Van Buren, Phoenix October 29 – House Of Blues, Dallas October 30 – Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheatre, Austin November 1 - House Of Blues, Houston November 2 - House Of Blues, New Orleans November 4 – The Ritz Ybor, Tampa November 20 – Project House, Leeds November 21 – O2 Institute, Birmingham November 22 – O2 Academy, Bristol November 24 – The National Stadium, Dublin November 26 – SWG3, Glasgow November 27 – O2 Ritz Manchester November 28 – Roundhouse, London December 1 – La Cigale, Paris December 3 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels December 4 – Tivoli Vrendenburg, Utrecht December 6 – Kantine, Cologne December 7 – Metropol, Berlin December 9 – WUK, Vienna December 11 – Legend Club, Milan December 13 – Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona
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