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. Listen to 6 Music live from anywhere: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/liv... BBC Radio 6 Music 💚 Music beyond the mainstream. ▶️ Listen live and rewind 30 days on @bbcsounds. 💬 Ask your smartspeaker to "Play 6 Music" #cmat #artistinresidence #eurocountry