Euro Country Cloudy Blue Double Vinyl

Its almost inconceivable that its only five years since the arrival of CMAT, as she approaches the release of her third album, EUROCOUNTRY. This BRITs Mercury Ivorsnominated acronymic star feels like shes been part of the culture forever and what has endeared fans to her heartsore tunes and humour is CMAT039s ability to combine contradictory themes and moods wideeye drama with selfdeprecation. Country music has always been a lynchpin for CMAT, but this is country in an augmented, reimagined way. Mixed with classic indie and affirmative soulpop, it resists the music industrys desire to pigeonhole artists as one genre. Not only is there a palpable tonal shift, EUROCOUNTRY also feels like a huge stepup creatively. There is a sense of determination, of urgency, of gather round and listen up. From reevaluating 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.