CMAT has shared her new single Take A Sexy Picture of Me which features on her upcoming album EURO-COUNTRY. The album lands ahead of a gig at Manchester Academy in October.
The Manchester gig is one of a string of UK dates CMAT is playing across the UK over the next few months. As well as a date at Liverpool’s O2 Academy prior to the album release she is also playing festival sets at Neighbourhood, Glastonbury, Truck Festival, Tramlines, Green Man and more.
The single marks the second taste of the new album which she will release on 29 August. Previous release Running/Planning won huge acclaim and was playlisted on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music and BBD Radio 2.
Speaking about the new track, CMAT explained, “With the internet, every woman is now in the public eye. And no matter who you are, or what you look like, somebody will take umbrage with the fact that you even exist, and there’s no escaping it. ‘Take a Sexy Picture of Me’ was born out of that, because I held back for so long; not out of frustration or sadness for myself, because I AM in the public eye, but I realised it’s actually like this for every woman. It’s all women, all the time. That song is me calling out anyone who criticised my weight or how I looked… and it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever made.”
The new album – coming via AWAL Recordings – was recorded in New York and co-produced by long-time collaborator Oli Deakin and CMAT. EURO-COUNTRY tackles a number of big themes including personal reflections on economics, identity and grief.
Speaking about the LP, CMAT said: “EURO-COUNTRY is, I think, the best thing I have ever made. I felt halfway through recording it was the most important record I’ve made for myself… mainly because it was making me go crazy”
“I’m always going to make the work I want to make, because there is a little gremlin in my head that tells me if it’s shit. More than success, there’s a bigger gremlin that wants me to make music that’s really good. She’s brutal and has ruined my life at times, but she is the keeper of my life and she’s always right.”
When does CMAT headline at Manchester Academy?
CMAT headlines at Manchester Academy on 4 October 2025. The Manchester gig is one of a string of UK and Ireland dates she currently has lined up. As well as the Manchester gig CMAT will also play a Liverpool gig at the O2 Academy on 21 June:
23 May – London, Wide Awake Festival
25 May – Warrington, Neighbourhood Festival
6 June – London, London Stadium supporting Sam Fender
12 June – Newcastle, St James Park supporting Sam Fender
14 June – Newcastle, St James Park supporting Sam Fender
15 June – Newcastle, St James Park supporting Sam Fender
21 June – Liverpool, 02 Academy
22 June – Bedford, Esquires
24 June – Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
25 June – Frome, Cheese and Grain
27 June – Glastonbury, Glastonbury
26 July – Oxfordshire, Truck Festival
27 July – Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
1 August – Belladrum, Belladrum Tartan Heart
16 August – Crickhowell, Green Man Festival
28 August – Belfast, Boucher Playing Fields supporting Sam Fender
2 October – London, O2 Academy Brixton
4 October – Manchester, Academy
5 October – Leeds, O2 Academy
6 October – Newcastle, NX
8 October – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
9 October – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
10 October – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
12 October – Nottingham, Rock City
13 October – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
15 October – Brighton, Dome Concert Hall
16 October – Birmingham, O2 Institute
17 October – Norwich, UEA
19 October – Sheffield, Octagon
20 October – Bristol, O2 Academy
