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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.[1] The first single was "Qué Será Ahora", followed by "Wolves" and "Bulls". "Wolves" placed at number 79 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2015.[2] It debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, the band's second number-one debut, the first being Two Shoes (2005).

Rising with the Sun
Studio album by
the Cat Empire
Released4 March 2016
Recorded2015
StudioWay of the Eagle Studios
Length42:56
LabelTwo Shoes
ProducerJan Skubiszewski
The Cat Empire chronology
Steal the Light
(2013) 		Rising with the Sun
(2016) 		Stolen Diamonds
(2019)
Singles from Rising with the Sun
  1. "Qué Será Ahora"
    Released: 9 June 2015
  2. "Wolves"
    Released: 9 October 2015
  3. "Bulls"
    Released: 5 February 2016

Reception edit

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."[3] Double J was also positive in its review, writing "The Cat Empire administer another dose of fun, diverse music on album number seven."[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Felix Riebl,[5] unless otherwise indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wolves"
  • Felix Riebl
  • Harry Angus
  • Will Hull-Brown
  • Ryan Monro
  • Oliver McGill
  • Jamshid Khadiwala
3:23
2."Bulls" 3:26
3."Midnight"Angus4:22
4."Blasting Away" 3:49
5."You Are My Song"
  • Angus
  • Riebl
  • Hull-Brown
  • Monro
  • McGill
  • Khadiwala
3:49
6."Eagle"
  • Angus
  • Riebl
  • Hull-Brown
  • Monro
  • McGill
  • Khadiwala
3:32
7."Bataclan" 4:37
8."Rising with the Sun" 3:45
9."Daggers Drawn"Angus5:34
10."Qué Será Ahora"
  • Riebl
  • Angus
3:41
11."Creature"
  • Riebl
  • Angus
2:58
Total length:42:56
Pre-order bonus tracks (digital download)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lover Lover Lover"Leonard Cohen3:53
2."Flags" 3:13
Total length:7:06

Personnel edit

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun Artwork and New Release Date". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ "1–100 List | Hottest 100 2015 | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone Australia — The Cat Empire – Rising With the Sun". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "The Cat Empire – Rising With The Sun | Double J". Double J. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "How to Explain". APRA Works Search. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 May 2015. Note: user may have to click on 'Search again' and add details e.g. at 'Enter a title:' How to Explain, or at 'Performer:' Cat Empire
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  8. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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