Driving Just to Drive

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Driving Just to Drive
Matt Maltese - Driving Just to Drive.jpg
Studio album by
Released28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
Length36:45
Label Nettwerk
Producer
  • Matt Maltese
  • Josh Scarbrow
Matt Maltese chronology
Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow
(2021)
Driving Just to Drive
(2023)
Singles from Driving Just to Drive
  1. "Mother"
    Released: 28 October 2022
  2. "Driving Just to Drive"
    Released: 20 January 2023
  3. "Museum"
    Released: 3 March 2023
  4. "Florence"
    Released: 31 March 2023
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 6/10 [2]
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Driving Just to Drive is the fourth studio album by British-Canadian singer Matt Maltese. It was released on 28 April 2023 through Nettwerk Music Group. [7]

Track listing

Driving Just to Drive track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mother"3:13
2."Irony Would Have It"3:28
3."Florence"3:38
4."Mortician"3:04
5."Museum"3:35
6."Windows"3:48
7."Coward" (with Biig Piig)2:31
8."Driving Just to Drive"3:32
9."Hello Black Dog"3:14
10."Suspend Your Disbelief"3:25
11."But Leaving Is"3:12
Total length:36:45

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