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 (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."

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)