CMATs debut record shot straight to #1 in the Irish charts and later won the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of The Year in 2023, starting the path that would lead to a position in the BBC Sound of 2024 list, multiple Radio 1 playlists, an iconic Graham Norton Show performance and a (16k capacity) UK/IE headline tour that The Guardian reviewed 5*s.

CMATs idiosyncratic, captivating and rather extraordinary debut album takes the listener on a tour of the countless miniature kitchen sink dramas taking place at all times in CMATs head. We hear about dating (my mental health is banking on my chastity, and youre bad for me, she sings in No More Virgos), solitude (Lonely), and the way booze and blokes each offer so much and deliver so little (Every Bottle (Is My Boyfriend)). Throughout, there are lyrics that find Ciara facing up to lifes challenges with the determination, endurance and strength of spirit youd expect from a woman who survived several months working in the changing rooms at TK Maxx.

TRACKLIST

1. Nashville
2. I Don’t Really Care for You
3. Peter Bogdanovich
4. No More Virgos
5. Lonely
6. Groundhog Day
7. Communion
8. Every Bottle (Is My Boyfriend)
9. 2 Wrecked 2 Care
10. Geography Teacher
11. I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!
12. Id Want U