Do-wop rock that forces you to move and groove attempts to distract you from Matt Maltese’s satirical summing-up of society, there's an oxymoronic feel to Bad Contestant. With ranging themes, the record closes with Maltese’s political take on an imminent apocalypse, the main body seeing him reflect on personal failures as he tackles relationships and night-club culture with a series of anti-love songs. The schmaltzy sounds are as constant as Maltese’s dry tone and ironic observations as he brings the past into the present with clever use of sound and wordplay. And whilst he may struggle to escape the Father John Misty comparisons anytime soon, Matt Maltese’s debut LP, Bad Contestant, is anything but a copycat of Misty’s work. It feels original, it sounds utterly brilliant, and it is a worthy contestant for any end of year lists.
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