| Rising with the Sun | ||||
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| Studio album by The Cat Empire | ||||
| Released | 4 March 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 42:56 | |||
| Label | Two Shoes | |||
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Rising with the Sun is the seventh studio album by Melbourne band The Cat Empire. It was released on 4 March 2016 through Two Shoes Records. The first single was "Qué Será Ahora", followed by "Wolves" and "Bulls". It debuted at Number 1 on the Australian ARIA charts, the band's second Number 1 debut, the first being Two Shoes (2005).
Rolling Stone Australia awarded the album 4 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."