Rising with the Sun
Rising with the Sun is the seventh studio album by Melbourne band the Cat Empire. It was produced by Jan Skubiszewski and released on 4 March 2016 through Two Shoes Records. The first single was "Qué Será Ahora", followed by "Wolves" and "Bulls". "Wolves" placed at number 79 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2015. It debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, the band's second number-one debut, the first being Two Shoes.
Reception
Rolling Stone Australia awarded the album four out of five stars, saying that Rising with the Sun was a "remarkably intercontinental affair." The magazine praised the new album, calling it "an ebullient celebration sans frontiers." Double J was also positive in its review, writing "The Cat Empire administer another dose of fun, diverse music on album number seven."Personnel
;The Cat Empire core members- Harry James Angus – vocals, trumpet
- Will Hull-Brown – drums, percussion
- Jamshid Khadiwhala – turntables, percussion
- Ollie McGill – piano, organ, backing vocals
- Ryan Monro – bass guitar
- Felix Riebl – lead vocals, percussion
- Kieran Conrau – trombone, backing vocals
- Ross Irwin – trumpet, backing vocals
- Emily Lubitz – backing vocals
- Produced by – Jan Skubiszewski
- Mixing – Jan Skubiszewski
- Engineering – Jan Skubiszewski
- Mastered by – Joe La Porta
- Studio – Way of the Eagle Studios ; Sterling Sound