The “sad country song of a woman” has released a new track.
I’m a sad country song of a woman / Should do good for the brand but it doesn’t / She saw my flat, I saw the joy drain from her eyes.”
‘Aw, Shoot!’ is CMAT’s first song since second album Crazymad, For Me, ahead of tour dates and festival appearances this summer.
The single, produced by Charlie Huggall, was inspired by being a bit stir crazy holed up in a Paris apartment writing songd and not seeing any other people.
“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!”
CMAT Tour dates:
May 16th – Kentish Town Forum, London, UK
May 18th – Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, UK
June 8th – Best Kept Secret, NL
June 13th – Fairview Park, Dublin, Ireland
June 15th – Bergenfest, Norway
June 22nd – Metronome Prague, Czech Republic
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, CA
August 9th – Thing Festival, WA, USA
August 10th – Rickshaw Stop, SF, USA
August 11th – Outside Lands, SF, USA
August 22nd – Alexander Head, Cardiff, UK (supporting New Order)
August 24th – Victorious Festival, UK
August 25th – Big Festival, UK
Lankum, CMAT and Jazzy nominated for Ivor Novello Awards
CMAT – Aw, Shoot Lyrics
Phones and glasses scattered ‘round the room
I put my jumper in the freezer, just to find something to do
Tourist knocks on my door by mistake
See I was dying on the seventh, and a friend lives on the eighth
I’m a sad country song of a woman
Should do good for the brand but it doesn’t
She saw my flat, I saw the joy drain from her eyes
Aw, shoot! I put my life on pause and I can’t find any way out
I’m ruined, and I’m rigged to lose so put your money down
I’ll do it again do it again for the good skin on wine
Aw, shoot! I cut my life up and I’m running out of time
I can hear them laughing up the stairs
Excited to see Paris, huh, they wish I wasn’t here
Now I am like a fly buzzed in the room
They dance among the paintings, and I drink researching tombs
Now I’m a national cliche of a lady
It should do good to have fun but baby
Having fun’s a welcome and I’ve worn that welcome out
Aw, shoot! I put my life on pause and I can’t find any way out
I’m ruined, and I’m made to lose so put your money down
I’ll do it again do it again, I can’t stop drinking wine
Aw, shoot! I cut my life up and I’m running out of time
Ooh-ohh, ah whuh-ho, sorry ladies, up in the sky!
I’m a sad country song of a woman
It should do good to be smart
Cos if they’re the angels I’m here knowing I’m not high
Aw, shoot! I put my life on pause and I can’t find any way out
I’m ruined, and I’m made to lose so put your money down
I’ll do it again do it again for the angels on high
Aw, shoot! I cut my life up and I’m running out of time
Ooh-ohh, ah whuh-ho, ah whuh-hooo, have a nice holiday!
