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MATT MALTESE MOTHER

Shedding light on a lesser discussed part of a break-up, Matt Maltese shares the heart-wrenching new single 'Mother'. The sombre yet warmly comforting piece addresses those affected by the end of a relationship aside from its participants, namely Maltese's mother. Felt most deeply in the chorus lines 'you'll learn to love again, I know she was the daughter you never had', it's an honest and touching ballad that's relatable and wide-reaching subject matter is sure to resonate with hundreds, if not thousands, of broken hearts. He explains: “I had this sad, almost funny conversation with my mum a while back about breaking up with an ex-girlfriend. I’d known it had really affected her, and in her mind it was almost like a member of the family was just disappearing overnight. I realised more than ever the similarity between my own experience of heartache and hers. Just like you, they lose someone without choosing to lose someone, and they have even less agency than you do in the process.” Listen and watch the accompanying video here now. -Holly Mullineaux 

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