Which 2026 Lollapalooza act released the debut album *If My Wife New I'd Be Dead*? CMAT did.
CMAT is the stage name of Irish singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, who grew up in Dunboyne, County Meath. Before her solo breakthrough, she performed in the Manchester-based group Bad Sea and later returned to Dublin to develop her own material.
*If My Wife New I'd Be Dead* arrived on 25 February 2022 through CMATBaby and AWAL. Produced by Oli Deakin, the country-pop album blends Americana, synth-pop, humour and songs about breakups, loneliness, mental health and religion. It entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one.
A common mix-up is treating *Diet Baby* as the debut album. *Diet Baby* was CMAT's debut extended play, while *If My Wife New I'd Be Dead* was her first full-length studio album. The record later won the 2022 Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year.