After adding a third date to her Dublin shows yesterday, CMAT followed it up with the debut of a new song and video, debuted as a Hottest Record In The World on Clara Amfo’s BBC Radio 1 show last night.
‘Stay For Something’ follows on from ‘Where Are Your Kids Tonight?’, ‘Have Fun!’ and ‘Whatever’s Inconvenient’ before the “abstract break-up” album Crazymad, For Me drops on October 13th.CMAT on Stay For Something.
“It’s basically just about questioning why I stayed / suffered in a bad relationship for as long as i did. trying to desperately find some kind of meaning in the mess and then being embarrassed when I remember the good parts. It’s not very lyrical or poetic, it’s just a lot of emotion and energy – this song, to me, sounds like going for a run at 1am with your headphones on full blast, screaming through the streets in order to get away from your problems. I hope that at least one person does that when they hear it.”
It’s a slightly shinier pop sound for CMAT but not a million miles from her trademark country pop. It’s produced by Matias Téllez and explores a relationship in its aftermath.
Watch the video by James Slater, with CMAT in neon medieval style dress.
I told you that my band started popping off /
You told me that you played guitar /
I knew that you’d lied at the time you said it /
But you could play my heart /
Took a couple weeks you were shredding /
Playin’ like a rock n roll star /
Holy god damn you were so annoying /
But you had my heart
CMAT – CRAZYMAD, FOR ME
- California
- Phone Me
- Vincent Kompany
- Such A Miranda
- Rent
- Where Are Your Kids Tonight (feat John Grant)
- Can’t Make Up My Mind
- Whatever’s Inconvenient
- I…Hate Who I Am When I’m Horny
- Torn Apart
- 1Stay For Something
- Have Fun!
CMAT Tour Dates
September 29th – Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, US * – sold out!
October 2nd – Beat Kitchen, Chicago, US *
October 4th – Ed Cid, Los Angeles, US *
October 13th – Rough Trade East, London +*
October 14th – Rough Trade, Bristol UK +*
October 14th – Pryzm, Banquet, London, UK +
October 15th – Oh Yeah, HMV, Belfast, IE +*
October 16th – Rough Trade, Nottingham, UK +*
October 17th – The Jacaranda Club, Liverpool, UK +*
October 18th – HMV Birmingham, UK +*
October 19th – Resident, Brighton +*
November 15th – Chalk, Brighton, UK
November 16th – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
November 18th – SWX, Bristol, UK
November 20th – Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
November 21st – Stylus, Leeds, UK
November 23rd – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK
November 24th – Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
November 25th – Newcastle Uni SU, Newcastle, UK
November 30th – Olympia, Dublin IE – on sale Sept 08
December 1st – Olympia, Dublin, IE – sold out!
December 2nd – Olympia, Dublin, IE – sold out!
* Solo acoustic shows
+ Album instore shows
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
