Announcement Of New Album
CMAT has revealed her third album titled EURO-StRAN, set for release on August 29 through AWAL Recordings. Alongside this announcement, she debuted a new single 'Run/Planning' and revealed an extensive tour across the UK and Europe.
Album Themes and Personal Journey
The album, recorded in New York with Olya Dikin and CMAT, follows her previous release, Crazymad (2023). The tracks explore themes of economy, identity, and grief, with CMAT describing it as “the most important record that I made for myself.”
Speaking on “Running/Planning,” CMAT explains, “It’s about chasing your own tail to feel good enough to exist. This is an abstract perspective on the societal pressure faced by women, especially regarding relationships: you start dating, you get engaged, you marry, you have children, and so on. Do you know anyone who genuinely enjoys this?”
In discussing the album, CMAT remarks: “EURO-Stran is, in my opinion, the best work I have ever done. I felt that halfway through making this record, I was creating something monumental for myself… predominantly because it drove me slightly insane. I am committed to doing the work I want to do because there is a little Gremlin in my head that tells me to aim for more than what I currently have, a voice that sometimes disrupts my life but is intrinsically correct.”
Tour Dates
Her full tour dates are as follows:
MAY
23 Wide Cheerful Festival, London, Great Britain
25 District Festival, Warrington, Great Britain
JUNE
5 Primavera, Barcelona, ESP
6 London Stadium, London, Great Britain*
12 St. James Park, Newcastle, Great Britain*
14 St. James Park, Newcastle, Great Britain*
15 St. James Park, Newcastle, Great Britain*
27 Glastonbury, Great Britain
JULY
12 No., Lisbon, POR
26 Festival of Trucks, Oxfordshire, Great Britain
27 Festival Tramvaev, Sheffield, Great Britain
AUGUST
1 Belladrum Tartan Heart, Belladrum, UK
2 All Together Now, Waterford, IRE
7 Syd for Saline, Copenhagen, DEN
8 Exit to the West, Gothenburg, SWE
14 Cabaret Vertes, Charleville Mezières, FR
15 Nizhumenov, Biddinghuizen, NL
16 Festival Green Man, Crickhowell, Great Britain
28 Boucher Playing Fields, Belfast, Great Britain*
OCTOBER
2 O2 Academy Brixton, London, Great Britain
4 Academy, Manchester, Great Britain
5 O2 Academy, Leeds, Great Britain
6 NX, Newcastle, Great Britain
9 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Great Britain
12 Rock City, Nottingham, Great Britain
13 Corn, Cambridge, Great Britain
15 Concert Hall of Dome, Brighton, Great Britain
16 O2 Institute, Birmingham, Great Britain
17 UEA, Norwich, Great Britain
19 Sheffield, Great Britain
20 O2 Academy, Bristol, Great Britain
DECEMBER
5 3Arena, Dublin, IRE
*Support for Sam Fender
