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Euro-Country - 2LP - Cornetto Effect | Rough Trade Exclusive
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08/29/2025
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Limited to 750 copies
Color: Cornetto effect with blue and white. Rough Trade Exclusive. Housed in Gatefold Sleeve. Limited to 750 copies. UPC: 199350037375 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.