CMAT breaks down the process behind her 'EURO-COUNTRY' album, plus 'Running/Planning'

CMAT sits down with her producer Oli Deakin to talk about how she made some of her most iconic songs. Together they discuss the ideas around the creation of 3 tracks - Running/Planning, Jamie Oliver Petrol Station, and I wanna be a Cowboy, Baby!

This is BBC Radio 6 Music's Artist in Residence – AAA – With CMAT (‪@CMATbaby‬)

00:00 Intro
01:00 'Running/Planning'
02:42 A messy voice note from 2023, possibly recorded at 4am
08:30 John Lennon and Little Simz were inspirations behind the sound of the drums
29:46 ‘Jamie Oliver Petrol Station’
30:18 An early voice memo from 2023 reveals a more ballad-like version
36:12 Explaining the influence of Scott Walker and Ennis Morricone
50:13 ‘I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby!’
51:10 “This is the reason that CMAT exists”
53:04 How the song kickstarted a songwriting process CMAT still sticks to
55:10 CMAT watches back a video demo of the song

For more CMAT, head to BBC Sounds as she picks a selection of songs for her 6 Music Artist In Residence show. She spins her favourite tracks across four of her favourite genres: Indie, Pop, Euro, and Country. Search 'CMAT' on BBC Sounds to hear all four shows.

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