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 (2005).
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."
Track listing
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
The Empire Horns (auxiliary members) Kieran Conrau – trombone, backing vocals Ross Irwin – trumpet, backing vocals Additional musicians Emily Lubitz – backing vocals (track 3)
Recording details Produced by – Jan Skubiszewski Mixing – Jan Skubiszewski Engineering – Jan Skubiszewski Mastered by – Joe La Porta Studio – Way of the Eagle Studios (engineering, mixing); Sterling Sound (mastering)
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Rising with the Sun Chart (2016) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Rising with the Sun Chart (2016) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 82
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