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
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
Steal the Light (2013) Rising with the Sun (2016) Stolen Diamonds (2019)
Singles from Rising with the Sun
"Qué Será Ahora" Released: 9 June 2015 "Wolves" Released: 9 October 2015 "Bulls" Released: 5 February 2016

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

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

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

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