On Hers, Matt Maltese trades viral fame for something quieter and far more lasting - an intimate, self-produced collection that finds beauty in reflection, restraint, and the memories that won’t quite let go.
On Hers, his sixth studio album, Matt Maltese pares everything back to its quiet essentials. Self-produced for the first time since 2019’s Krystal, the record leans into hushed arrangements - creaking pianos, soft strings, and woodwind flourishes - while Maltese’s trademark mix of heartfelt songwriting and dry wit takes center stage.
Though time has softened the edges, Hers is a reflection on the slow, complicated aftermath of a serious relationship. Maltese revisits those memories with the clarity of distance but keeps the emotions unvarnished. “I think there are those people for all of us that occupy a certain incomprehensible place in our brain,” he says. “A place we don’t quite have control over. People that have affected you so deeply you almost live with them still, remembering and imagining them against your will. And this song speaks to that, and to the physical (sorry) side of it too.”
Since the viral success of Madhouse in 2021, Maltese’s audience has grown exponentially, boosted by a wave of support from fans and artists alike, including V of BTS, Frank Ocean, Doja Cat, and Sabrina Carpenter. But even with a global following, his music has stayed personal, intimate, and unmistakably his.