Rising with the Sun

Rising with the Sun
Rising with the Sun
Studio album by the Cat Empire
Released	4 March 2016
Recorded	2015
Studio	Way of the Eagle Studios
Length	42:56
Label	Two Shoes
Producer	Jan Skubiszewski
The Cat Empire chronology
Singles from Rising with the Sun
	"Qué Será Ahora"; Released: 9 June 2015; "Wolves"; Released: 9 October 2015; "Bulls"; Released: 5 February 2016;

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).

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."^[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

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

No.	Title	Writer(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"	Angus	4:22
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"	Angus	5:34
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lover Lover Lover"	Leonard Cohen	3:53
2.	"Flags"		3:13
Total length:			7:06

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)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	51

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Rising with the Sun*
Chart (2016)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	82

References

^ "The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun Artwork and New Release Date". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^ "1–100 List | Hottest 100 2015 | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Rolling Stone Australia — The Cat Empire – Rising With the Sun". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "The Cat Empire – Rising With The Sun | Double J". Double J. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "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
^ "Australiancharts.com – The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[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.

[APRA_How-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

[ac_Australia_The_Cat_Empire-6] "Australiancharts.com – The Cat Empire – Rising with the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_The_Cat_Empire-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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Studio albums	The Cat Empire Two Shoes Cities So Many Nights Cinema Steal the Light Rising with the Sun Stolen Diamonds Where the Angels Fall
Live albums	The Sun On the Attack Live on Earth
Singles	"Hello" "Days Like These" "The Chariot" "Sly" "The Car Song" "Two Shoes" "No Longer There" "So Many Nights"
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