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).
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]
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