If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
by CMAT
  • Record Label: CMATBABY
  • Release Date: Mar 4, 2022
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
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  1. Ricko
    May 3, 2022
    8
    For a country tinged pop singer, CMAT sounds unlike anything else knocking around the airwaves at the moment. Across 50 minutes and 12 songs, the listener bounces through a feast of melodies and some of the funniest lyrics you'll hear all year. In some ways this record reminds me of some of Father John Misty's best work. The fusion of cleverness and melody, darkness masquerading underneathFor a country tinged pop singer, CMAT sounds unlike anything else knocking around the airwaves at the moment. Across 50 minutes and 12 songs, the listener bounces through a feast of melodies and some of the funniest lyrics you'll hear all year. In some ways this record reminds me of some of Father John Misty's best work. The fusion of cleverness and melody, darkness masquerading underneath the pop hood. "Every Bottle (Is My Boyfriend)" is an encapsulation of the album in a track. Well worth checking this out if you like quirky yet high quality pop music. Top marks for uniqueness.… Expand
  2. IngmarGod
    Mar 13, 2022
    8
    Wonderful.. I really enjoyed listening to it.. most of the songs were -NEW-. and I mean by that.. "in a sweet way".
  3. Charliecurly
    Mar 21, 2022
    9
    Really good album, so catchy and uplifting. The lyrics are smart and well executed.
  4. GameReviewer293
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    This is funny and great. I’d put this upon the likes of Nirvana and other greats. Amazing album, I’d say it’s the 11th best album of 2022
  5. AShinyG1ratina
    Jun 21, 2022
    8
    Lana Del Rey but good.
    EDIT 95->89: Didn't like it as much on my 3rd and 4th listens but it's still one of the best alt-country albums I've ever heard.

    EDIT 89->86: Don’t mind me

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PopMatters
    Mar 28, 2022
    80
    “If My Wife New I’d Be Dead” is a fully formed debut, replete with big choruses, imaginative song ideas, and enough charm to carry the album’s almost one-hour running time.
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  2. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 11, 2022
    90
    There is both a braggadocios confidence and an honest humility across all of If My Wife New I’d be Dead, a masterfully created dichotomy that is at the center of everything that CMAT creates.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Mar 8, 2022
    70
    If My Wife New I’d Be Dead is a promising debut from an artist who certainly knows how to craft a tune.
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