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It's almost inconceivable that it's only five years since the arrival of CMAT, as she approaches the release of her third album, EURO-COUNTRY. This BRITs / Mercury / Ivors-nominated acronymic star feels like she's been part of the culture forever - and what has endeared fans to her heart-sore tunes and humour is CMAT's ability to combine contradictory themes and moods: wide-eye drama with self-deprecation. Country music has always been a lynchpin for CMAT, but this is country in an augmented, reimagined way. Mixed with classic indie and affirmative soul-pop, it resists the music industry's desire to pigeonhole artists as one genre. Not only is there a palpable tonal shift, EURO-COUNTRY also feels like a huge step-up creatively. There is a sense of determination, of urgency, of 'gather round and listen up'. From re-evaluating where you come from (geographically, metaphorically) and the impact of economics on a small country, to the attention that comes with increased fame (not all of it good) and being a woman in the music industry.
Tracklist
1. "Billy Byrne from Ballybrack, the Leader of the Pigeon Convoy" 0:57
2. "Euro-Country" 4:56
3. "When a Good Man Cries" 4:32
4. "The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station" 5:24
5. "Tree Six Foive" 3:52
6. "Take a Sexy Picture of Me" 3:49
7. "Ready" 3:36
8. "Iceberg" 4:17
9. "Coronation St." 4:03
10. "Lord, Let That Tesla Crash" 5:07
11. "Running/Planning" 4:26
12. "Janis Joplining" 4:25