Matt Maltese shares “Buses Replace Trains,” the track, is the latest single off his forthcoming album Hers, available May 16th via The Orchard. The song’s title was born from a conversation with a close friend about band names his Welsh uncle had suggested to him when he was a teenager, including “Buses Replace Trains.” The concept felt like the perfect basis for a sweet and earnest love song, with the grandeur of the subject matter brought to life with the swell of strings and twinkling keys. “I know it’s not the simple, but it is”, the song closes.

“There was something touching about the phrase “Buses Replace Trains” out of context. It triggered of course the nostalgia of rail replacement buses in Reading growing up, but I also just couldn’t shake that it was a title for a love song. So plain and ordinary and quotidian,” Matt adds.

“Buses Replace Trains” follows the singles “Always Some MF,” “Anytime, Anyplace, Anyhow” and “Pined For You My Whole Life” as a taste of the mature musicality and heartache embodied in new album Hers.

This week Matt announced a run of intimate record store instore shows in the US and UK around the release of Hers, with events taking place in Long Beach at Fingerprints May 2nd and New York City at Rough Trade May 8th, followed by performances in London, Liverpool, Nottingham, Oxford and Brighton in the week following album release.

Maltese recently announced his Tour For You My Whole Life 2025 run in support of the release of Hers, playing the biggest venues of his career across North America, UK and Europe from September through to December.

Matt Maltese 2025 tour dates

May 2 – Long Beach, CA – Fingerprints
May 8 – New York, NY – Rough Trade
May 17 – London, UK – Rough Trade East
May 18 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade Liverpool
May 19 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade Nottingham
May 21 – Oxford, UK – Truck Store
May 22 – Brighton, UK – Resident
September 16 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
September 17 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
September 19 – Charlotte, NC – Underground
September 20 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
September 21 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
September 23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
September 25 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
September 26 – Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
September 28 – Boston, MA – Citizens House Of Blues
September 30 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
October 2 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
October 4 – Brooklyn, NY – Paramount
October 6 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
October 7 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
October 9 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Centre
October 10 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
October 11 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
October 13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
October 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
October 18 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
October 19 – Seattle, WA – TBA
October 21 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
October 23 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
October 25 – Denver, CO – Summit
October 26 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
October 29 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
October 30 – Austin, TX – Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheatre
November 1 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues
November 2 – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
November 4 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
November 20 – Leeds, UK – Project House
November 21 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
November 22 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
November 24 – Dublin, IE – The National Stadium
November 26 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3
November 27 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz
November 28 – London, UK – Roundhouse
December 1 – Paris, FR – La Cigale
December 3 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
December 4 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vrendenburg
December 6 – Cologne, DE – Kantine
December 7 – Berlin, DE – Metropol
December 9 – Vienna, AT – WUK
December 11 – Milan, IT – Legend Club
December 13 –Barcelona, SP – Razzmatazz 2

Pre-order HERS by Matt Maltese HERE