2015–2017: SoundCloud and early singles Maltese released his first single, "Even If It's a Lie", on
SoundCloud in 2015. After the release of the single, Maltese signed with Café Bleu Recordings, a
subdivision of Atlantic Records. The following year in 2017 Maltese released a single titled "As the World Caves In", the premise of which he stated was about the idea of then-
UK Prime Minister Theresa May and then-
U.S. President Donald Trump deciding to spend a night of
romance together before triggering
atomic warfare. The single saw a resurgence on
TikTok starting in May 2021 following a cover by singer
Sarah Cothran. In January 2023, it was certified Silver in the UK by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 200,000
equivalent units.
2018–2019: Bad Contestant and Krystal In June 2018, Maltese released his debut album
Bad Contestant. The album was produced by
Jonathan Rado of American Indie rock duo
Foxygen. His sophomore album
Krystal followed in November 2019. The album was mostly recorded, produced, and mixed by Maltese in his bedroom studio. With the release of
Krystal, Maltese embarked on a
UK headline tour in November 2019, he played on tour at six venues.
2020–2021: Madhouse and ''Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow'' In March 2020, Maltese released the single "Ballad of a Pandemic" about the
COVID-19 pandemic; the single was released the same day as
lockdown restrictions were imposed in the
United Kingdom. This was followed by "Queen Bee" featuring vocals from
Sorry's Asha Lorenz in May. In June 2020, Maltese took part in Tiny Gigs, a
livestream event hosted by Tiny Changes, a mental health charity, to raise money for a
COVID-19 relief fund. Maltese released the single "Mystery" in May 2021. He then released another single in July 2021 called "Shoe" which was released following the announcement of Maltese's third studio album, ''
Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow. He also released the EP Madhouse'' in August 2020.
2022–present: Quiet Recordings, Driving Just to Drive, and Hers In March 2022, Maltese released a new song called "Smile In the Face of the Devil" as a part of his new EP titled
Quiet Recordings. This EP would be a collection of more ambient tracks off of his previous album ''Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow
. Quiet Recordings'' was released on 8 April 2022. Maltese's next single "Mother" was released in October 2022. In December 2022, Maltese teased his third album. He then released a teaser for a new track followed by a single in January 2023 titled "Driving Just to Drive". The same day as this single was released, Maltese announced the album would be titled
Driving Just to Drive for a 28 April 2023 release date. In 2024, Maltese published a cover album titled ''Songs That Aren't Mine
. Maltese recorded a cover of "My Funny Valentine" for the 2025 tribute album Chet Baker Re:imagined''. Maltese released his fifth studio album,
Hers, on the 16th of May 2025. It was preceded by the singles "Buses Replace Trains", "Anytime, Anyplace, Anyhow", "Always Some MF" and "Pined For You My Whole Life". As of October 2025, he has been working with
Bella Ramsey on new music and released "
Cure for Emptiness (with Bello)". ==Initiatives==