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10.0
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The Guardian
Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star
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10.0
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Dork
It’s taken a few years for CMAT to rise above niche legend status to a pop star genuinely befitting of her proclamations, but ‘Euro-Country’ is the perfect encapsulation of the career-defining album
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10.0
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NME
Modernity has failed us, but Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson lays it all out on this emotional and full-bodied third album
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10.0
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The Arts Desk
Like the album title, she’s FULL CAPS
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10.0
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Rolling Stone UK
The third album from the self-proclaimed Dunboyne Diana marks the arrival of a true star
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10.0
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The Skinny
Vocally, lyrically, creatively, CMAT has never sounded better. In truth, you’d be hard pushed to find another record like this one
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10.0
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DIY
A fluent thesis on national identity, fame, and womanhood
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9.0
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Far Out
An opus of her talent, her wit and her vital voice on vital topics of real-world happenings and inner world emotion
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9.0
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musicOMH
The Irish one-off’s third album has all the camp and charm we’ve come to expect. It places her in a world that is entirely her own
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8.6
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Northern Transmissions
Guided by an astonishing voice, a brilliant and earnest pen, and a sense of humor worth its weight in gold, CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY is a moving and jubilant statement on life in flux
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8.5
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Under The Radar
Vocally, lyrically, and creatively, CMAT has never sounded more confident, delivering an album that is both deeply personal and ambitious
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
It’s fairly apparent she is rapidly becoming a humongous megastar
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8.0
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The FT
There is a lot of Nashville fiddle and arched eyebrows. But her new songs are more serious, and all the better for it
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8.0
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PopMatters
Country pop’s CMAT offers a profound statement choreographed to a contagious mixture of alt-country, soul-pop, and indie pop sensibilities
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
To a certain extent, Euro-Country distances itself from her previous releases, however, the material still remains distinctly, unmistakably CMAT
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8.0
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Record Collector
Smartly juxtaposes the traditional and the modern: pedal steel and breakbeats, or folk fiddles with a doof – as she details life as it is actually lived, thoughts as they are actually thought
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8.0
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Clash
‘Euro-Country’ is impeccably timed, but it’s also a weighty release, with the gorgeous Nashville-tinged songwriting allied to some fantastic polemic. This is a fantastic release – CMAT in excelsis
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8.0
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The Irish Times
The Irish star’s excellent third LP will make you want to cry and dance all at once
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8.0
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The Independent
CMAT lets her effervescent energy loose on third album ‘Euro-Country’, while folk-rock duo Flyte’s nuanced exploration of domesticity and ambition on ‘Between You and Me’ feels strikingly pertinent
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
Irish singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson mixes Nashville storytelling, folk-ish pop, and rock meltdowns on her great third album Euro-Country
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8.0
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Mojo
EURO-COUNTRY is everything great pop music should be: smart, subversive and tremendous fun. Print edition only
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8.0
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Uncut
Strong on characterful production, writing and lyrical fronts, it's a country-pop tour de force that showcases her insight and humour as she addresses everything from the economic precarity of her homeland to the devastating harm done by body shaming. Print edition only
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Pitchfork
Irish songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s new album overflows with comedy, tragedy, and self-lacerating wit. It’s a bold statement from a true original
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