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Bad Contestant
Singer-Songwriter · 2018 · 11 tracks · 39m

Bad Contestant

Matt Maltese

Lush piano pop that pairs 1960s crooner elegance with modern existential dread. A theatrical, velvet-lined soundtrack for the end of the world.

June 8, 2018 · Atlantic

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A sophisticated blend of vintage romanticism and modern existential dread wrapped in lush piano arrangements.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 39m
01
Greatest Comedian
2:47
02
Bad Contestant
2:54
03
Sweet 16
3:40
04
Like a Fish
3:22
05
Nightclub Love
4:11
06
Less and Less
4:09
07
Misery
2:32
08
Strange Time
3:20
09
Guilty
3:06
10
As the World Caves In
3:39
11
Mortals
5:25
Moments Worth Listening For
the cinematic explosion of strings and drums as the chorus of As the World Caves In hits for the first time
the dry, self-deprecating delivery of the opening lines on Greatest Comedian that sets the album's tonal balance
the way the piano chords hang in the air during the sparse, vulnerable bridge of Less and Less
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Bad Contestant sound next to the rest of Matt Maltese's catalogue?

Orchestral Arrangement+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

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