CMAT returns! The “sad country song of a woman” is back with a banger: the kitchen sink drama of ‘Aw, Shoot!’ – the first new music from the the bottom-baring BRIT-nominated belle since last year’s rapturously-received second album, ‘Crazymad, For Me’.
CMAT on Aw, Shoot!: “So there I was, in Paris, France, in a rented flat. I was trying to write songs but it wasn’t going very well at all. I was drinking three bottles of wine a day (Cote du Provence) and I didn’t have any human contact for maybe two weeks, and I was going a little bit crazy, voices in my head etc etc. One evening there was a knock at the door. Who could it be?! I opened the door to find an American girl, who said the following: “Oh! You’re not my friend!” and then turned and walked away. Turns out she got the floors mixed-up, American system vs European flooring system. This was actually a seminal plot point in my favourite tv show Emily in Paris. And then? Well, I properly lost my mind. But on the bright side, I got a banger out of it!”
Crazymad, For Me, CMAT’s brilliant second album, has just been nominated for Best Album at the upcoming Ivor Novello Awards, which take place on May 23. The record got a similar Choice Music Prize nomination in her native Ireland, where it debuted at No1 in the album charts.
The new single – produced by Charlie Huggall – debuted as a Hottest Record on Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders.
The last six months have been busy and varied for CMAT: a BBC Sound Of nomination, a viral appearance on Graham Norton, BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6Music playlists, and numerous podcast slots including Off Menu and Annie Mac’s Changes.
CMAT has just wrapped an extensive EU and US headline run (including sold out dates in New York, Seattle, DC, San Francisco) and now preps for a busy festival season with a very sold-out London headline at Kentish Town Forum on May 16, followed by the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekender and a huge home headliner at Fairview Park in Dublin on June 13. Confirmed festivals appearances in 2024 include TRNSMT, Latitude, Kendal Calling, End of the Road, Kendal Calling (UK); Metronome (CZ); Solidays (FR); Bergenfest and Pstereo (NO); Best Kept Secret (NL); The Thing (US) and many others.
Tour dates:
May 16th – Kentish Town Forum, London, UK
May 18th – Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, UK
May 16th – BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Luton, UK
June 8th – Best Kept Secret, Netherlands
June 13th – Fairview Park, Dublin, Ireland
June 15th – Bergenfest, Norway
June 22nd – Metronome Prague, Czech Republic
June 23rd – Traumzeit, Duisberg, Germany
June 29th – Solidays, Paris, France
July 12th – Alexandra Palace, London, UK (supporting Bombay Bicycle Club)
July 13th – Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick, Ireland (supporting Paolo Nutini)
July 14th – TRNSMT 2024, Glasgow, UK
July 26th – Rock Oyster, Saint Minver, UK
July 27th – Latitude Festival, UK
July 28th – Deer Shed Festival, UK
August 2nd – Kendal Calling Festival, UK
August 3rd – SWG3 Galvanisers Yard, Glasgow, UK (supporting Belle and Sebastian)
August 7th – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
August 9th – Thing Festival, WA, USA
August 10th – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, USA
August 11th – Outside Lands, San Francisco, USA
August 16th – Pstereo, Trondheim, Norway
August 22nd – Alexander Head, Cardiff, UK (supporting New Order)
August 24th – Victorious Festival, UK
August 25th – Big Feastival, UK
August 30th – End of the Road, UK
August 31st – Moseley Folk, UK
September 1st – Forwards, UK
Photo credit – Arianna Mangubat