C-MAT

A self-described global pop star from Dublin, CMAT crafts sunny radio-friendly pop songs that have a pronounced country influence. Citing Dolly Parton and Katy Perry as equal influences, CMAT's songs examine everyday life through the lens of kitschy pop culture, finding room to comment on relationships, mental health, and self-image with a serious intent and a dry sense of humor. If her material is seemingly built on contradictions, she presented a clever, unified creative vision on her 2022 debut album, If My Wife New I'd Be Dead. The country influences faded a bit on her sec...