Krystal (album)

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Krystal
Matt Maltese - Krystal.jpg
Studio album by
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Length40:22
Label 7476
Producer
  • Matt Maltese
  • Vegyn
  • Alex Burey
Matt Maltese chronology
Bad Contestant
(2018)
Krystal
(2019)
Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 86/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [6]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 7.3/10 [9]

Krystal is the second studio album by British-Canadian singer Matt Maltese. It was released on 8 November 2019 through 7476 Records. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Matt Maltese, except where noted.

Krystal track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rom-Com Gone Wrong"  3:25
2."Tall Buildings"  3:08
3."Tokyo"  3:04
4."Wish You'd Ask Me"  2:59
5."Jupiter"  Vegyn 2:48
6."Intolewd"  1:19
7."Krystal"  3:40
8."Curl up & Die"  3:22
9."Human Remains"
  • Maltese
  • Alexanda William Burey
Alex Burey3:48
10."When You Wash Your Hair"  3:12
11."Somebody I Don't Know the Name Of" (demo)  3:33
12."Wedding Singer" (demo)  3:40
13."All 9 Lives" (demo)  3:18
Total length:40:22

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