Matt Maeson nuduhake New Single "Halfway To Whole" Ahead of the Third Studio Album A Quiet And Harmless Living

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Sekarang, Matt Maeson, singer multiplatinum, songwriter, lan multi-instrumentalist sing lahir ing Virginia lan berbasis ing Nashville, ndadekake "Halfway to Whole, sing paling anyar saka album studio ketiga sing bakal diwenehi, A Quiet And Harmless Living (September 12th, Atlantic Records). Maeson nyatakake babagan lagu, ‘Halfway to Whole’ iku lagu sing aku ngandika babagan keadaan depresi sing aku ndadekake. Sawise aku tua, luwih aku sadurunge kadang-kadang iku mung bisa dihindari lan apa sing penting iku ngerti yen iku temporary. Lagu punika babagan kabeh hal sing aku pikir babagan ing keadaan pikiran iki. Ketidakpastian, ketidakpastian, kegagalan. iku lagu sing ngilangi apa penting kanggo aku njaluk pikiran-pikiran iki nalika aku duwe lan nyoba ngolahake paling apik sing bisa. lagu iki nyebabake akeh kanggo aku ing cara iki lan minangka sadurunge, aku pengin bisa nggawe akeh kanggo pendengar.“Halfway to Whole”Halfway to Whole" here.

Matt Maeson, Photo Credit: Matthew Daniel Siskin
Matt Maeson, Photo Credit: Matthew Daniel Siskin

Matt Maeson recently announced the release of his third studio album, A Quiet And Harmless Living on September 12th via Atlantic Records. On the album, Maeson chronicles the recent changes in his life, including getting married, moving from Austin to Nashville, and becoming a father. The album channels the complicated feelings, uneasy thoughts, and self-doubt into arresting anthems anchored by relatable and raw emotion. “It was very healing to write this,” Maeson nuduhake. "Aku wis liwat akeh. Jadi, A Quiet and Harmless Living iku babagan dekonstruksi lan ngetokake siapa aku saiki minangka pribadi ing musim sing beda." Pre-order A Quiet And Harmless Living on all formats, including a signed Ash Blue Vinyl edition available via his webstore, here.

Maeson recently confirmed his 42-date tour, sing bakal ngumpulake dheweke karo band lengkap kanggo muter 27 tanggal ing Amérika Utara saka pungkasan September nganti awal November, lan 15 tanggal ing Eropah lan Inggris ing Januari lan Februari 2026. Tour bakal nghenti ing kutha-kutha kalebu Austin, Los Angeles, Toronto, Nashville, lan Brooklyn ing Amérika Utara lan Dublin, Paris, Munich, Amsterdam, lan liyane ing EU / UK (date lengkap ing ngisor iki). Paket VIP bakal ditawarake kanggo saben tanggal, sing kalebu akses viewing soundcheck, siji ditandatangani, show-specific tour poster, siji eksklusif merch gift, siji memorial VIP laminate, akses awal merch shopping, lan VIP early entrance kanggo pameran. Tiket kanggo kabeh tanggal wis dijual. here.

A Quiet And Harmless Living adalah album pisanan Matt Maeson wiwit rekaman live taun 2024, That’s My Cue: A Solo Experience, lan tur solo sing ditemokake karo jeneng sing padha. iki ditulis ing wektu lan kronis periode saka perubahan sing mendalam ing urip Maeson. "Aku nyoba nyedhiyakake kabeh dening juggling minangka ayah, suami, lan artis apik," he nuduhake. “Aku wis gagal ing kabeh, amarga aku ora nggunakake akeh. Dheweke ndadekake aku nganti ana ing basa. Aku ngandika babagan kabeh ups lan downs saka paternity, nikah, lan karir ing industri sing njupuk kabeh wektu sampeyan lan ngancam sampeyan kanggo wektu sampeyan ora nyedhiyakake. Ana whiplash saka emosi, nanging paternity menehi punch ing wajah sing aku kudu kayata, ‘Pekerjaan sampeyan ora satu-satunya sing ora penting lagi’. Dheweke nyedhiyakake tekanan. Karirku bisa gagal, nanging aku ora bakal duwe hal paling apik ing donya: putra. Dheweke nyedhiyakake kemampuan kanggo dadi brutal.”

Given the changes at home, Matt primarily wrote at night, working often between 11 pm and 2 am. He listened to everything from Mk.gee, Big Thief, and Adrianne Lenker to the scores of Final Fantasy VII and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Kanggo nyedhiyakake musik, dheweke wis kolaborasi kanthi ketat karo produser lan teman Owen Lewis, nggunakake talenta musisi sesi Nashville kanggo nyempur visi. Kali iki, mayoritas materi dikembangaké ing piano, kalebu single pertama “Everlasting,”, sing nggunakake gagasan kanggo mbutuhake kabeh, sadurunge nyedhiyakake dheweke lan njaluk kenyamanan ing lagu-lagu mantra, “Grit your teeth and make us proud. Fake it when you don’t know how.”

Ing “Downstairs” gitar listrik palm-muted nyelehake ing subtow saka refrain-boosted, “I just wanna drift away downstairs. “Cursive,”Cursive," Maeson duet karo Andy Hull saka Manchester Orchestra ngganti ing ayat introspective. “Andy and I have become super close,” Maeson says. “He’s been through it all, and he has two kids who are a little older. It’s the only song to address my place with religion and faith. As a kid, you rely on what you’re indoctrinated with. When you get to 32 and all of it falls apart, you have to figure out what you believe.”

Ultimately, A Quiet and Harmless Living iku suara ngembangake lan njaluk keseimbangan. "Ing pungkasan, aku mung baba lan suami apik sing nggawe lan muter musik kadang-kadang," he smiles. "Aku seneng banget karo rekaman iki. Aku nggawe apa-apa sing ngobrol karo aku, lan aku seneng, wong."

A Quiet and Harmless Living Track Listing

  1. A Good Start
  2. In My Arms
  3. Cursive (meet Manchester Orchestra)
  4. Downstairs
  5. Halfway to Whole
  6. Everlasting
  7. Split Personality Blues
  8. Stubborn as Religion
  9. Year After Year
  10. All My Wars

Matt Maeson Tour Dates

North America 2025

September 26: Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
September 27: Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater *
September 29: Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren *
Oktober 1: San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park *
Oktober 2: Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
Oktober 4: San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom *
Oktober 5: Eugene, OR - The McDonald Theatre *
Oktober 7: Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
Oktober 8: Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo *
Oktober 10: Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory *
Oktober 11: Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *
Oktober 16: Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom o
Oktober 18: Minneapolis, MN - First Ave. o
Oktober 19: Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre o
Oktober 21: Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre +
Oktober 22: Toronto, ON - History +
Oktober 24: Montreal, QC - Theatre Beanfield
Oktober 25: New Haven, CT - Toad's Place +
Oktober 27: Asheville, NC - Orange Peel +
Oktober 28: Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore +
Oktober 30: Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium +
Nopember 1: Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle +
November 3: Charlottesville, VA - The Jefferson Theater +
November 4: Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre +
November 5: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer +
Nopember 7: Boston, MA - House of Blues +
November 8: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel +

* - with special guest slimdan
o - with special guest Wells Ferrari
+ - with special guest Joe P.

Europe 2026

Januari 30: Manchester, UK - New Century Hall
Februari 1: Glasgow, UK - Oran Mor
Februari 2: Dublin, IE - 3Olympia
Februari 4: London, UK - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Februari 5: Antwerp, BE - Trix
Februari 7: Paris, FR - Trabendo
Februari 8: Zurich, CH - Plaza
Februari 10: Munich, DE - Technikum
Februari 11: Berlin, DE - Gretchen
Februari 13: Oslo, NO - John Dee
Februari 14: Stockholm, SE - Nalen
Februari 16: Copenhagen, DK - Lille Vega
Februari 17: Hamburg, DE - Mojo Club
Februari 19: Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Februari 20: Cologne, DE - Die Kantine

All Europe tanggal karo tamu khusus: Steinza

Babagan

Matt Maeson nyusun lagu kanggo wektu sing sampeyan paling kudu. Apa sing cepet ing urip, dheweke bisa njaluk lan ngurangi cukup kanggo nyanyi babagan iki. Penyanyi multiplatinum, penulis lagu, lan multi-instrumentalist sing dilakoni ing Virginia lan Nashville ngubah perasaan sing rumit, pikiran sing nyenengake, lan keraguan dhewe dadi lagu alternatif sing nyenengake kanthi emosi relatif lan kasar. Sepanjang dekade pungkasan, Matt wis ngdokumentasikan twists saka urip lan tumindak ing pita. ing taun 2019, dheweke njaluk akord lan nggawe sajarah karo LP pisanan. Bank on the Funeral. The album’s two Platinum-certified singles—“Cringe” and “Hallucinogenics” [feat. Lana Del Rey]—each climbed to #1 at Alternative, elevating him as “the first ever male solo artist to log two #1 Alternative hits from a full-length debut LP.On Its Heels, 2022s Never Had To Leave incited critical acclaim from American Songwriter, Consequence of Sound, lan liyane. Dheweke muncul minangka bakat langka uga nyaman mbantu Zach Bryan ing arena or kanggo suara kanggo lagu-lagu karo Gryffin, Illenium, lan Chelsea Cutler. Dheweke uga njaluk akustis sing ditemokake That’s My Cue Tour captured on his 2024 live record, That’s My Cue: A Solo Experience. Sepanjang jalan, Matt nikah, pindah saka Austin menyang Nashville, lan dadi ayah. Dheweke nglakoni kabeh pivotal ngganti dhuwur ing tawaran full-length ketiga, A Quiet and Harmless Living [Atlantic Records]. Nindakake iki, dheweke njaluk ing suara ngembangake lan njaluk keseimbangan karo awak paling lemah lan vital saka karya iki.

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Matt Maeson drops “Halfway to Whole,” a candid preview of A Quiet And Harmless Living, out Sept 12. He supports it with a 42-date NA + EU/UK tour starting Sept 26.

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