The Cat Empire discography explained
Artist: | The Cat Empire |
Studio: | 9 |
Live: | 3 |
Compilation: | 3 |
Video: | 2 |
Ep: | 3 |
Singles: | 43 |
The discography of the Australian jazz and funk band the Cat Empire consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums, two video albums, three extended plays, and forty-three singles. The band has scored two number-one albums and six top ten albums on the ARIA Charts. They have been nominated for twelve ARIA Music Awards, of which they have won one. They were formed in 1999 by founding members Felix Riebl, Ollie McGill, and Ryan Monro. Long-term members Harry James Angus, Jamshid Khadiwala and Will Hull-Brown joined the band in 2001.[1]
The group independently released a live extended play, Live @ Adelphia, in December 2001, and their first live album, The Sun, in July 2002.[1] [2] In October 2003, "Hello" was released as the lead single from The Cat Empire. Later that month, the album was released under Virgin Records,[3] peaking at number 15 on the ARIA Charts and giving the group mainstream recognition. It went on to be certified 3x platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 210,000 copies in 2012.
In April 2005, they released their second studio album, Two Shoes, which provided two top-fifty singles and debuted at the top of the Australian charts. It became their first international release when it was reissued in Canada the following year.[4] In March 2006, they performed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony[5] to a crowd of over 75,000.[6] The music recorded for the event was released the following month as Cities.[5] Their fourth album, So Many Nights, was released in September 2007, reaching number two on the ARIA charts. The lead single from that album, "No Longer There", is their highest-charting to date, peaking at number 12. In 2009, they released their second live album, Live on Earth, which collects concert recordings taken from shows between August 2006 and December 2008.[7] They released their fifth album, Cinema, in June 2010. Critics dubbed it a more mature effort than the group's previous albums.[8] [9] It debuted at number three on the album charts.
Their sixth studio album and first via an independent label,[10] Steal the Light, was released in May 2013, peaking at number three. Critics considered the album to be "a return to their original aesthetic".[11] It was the first release in a trilogy of three conceptually similar albums by the group produced by Jan Skubiszewski.[12] The second album in that trilogy, Rising with the Sun, was released in March 2016, debuting at number one. From July 2018 to February 2019, the band released a new single on the first of every month, leading up to the release of their eighth album, Stolen Diamonds.[12] In 2021, the original lineup disbanded after a final show at the 2022 Byron Bay Bluesfest, except for founding members Riebl and McGill.[13] By late 2022, new members Grace Barbé, Daniel Farrugia, Neda Rahmani and Lazaro Numa had joined, and the group released their ninth album, Where the Angels Fall, in August 2023.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Video albums
Extended plays
Singles
Other appearances
Music videos
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Cat Empire . . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) . 7 August 2010 . 30 January 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130034953/https://www.abc.net.au/rage/guest/the-cat-empire/9650196 . 30 January 2024.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090501081118/http://www.thecatempire.com/TheBand/Highlights.aspx . The Cat Empire - Highlights . The Cat Empire . Official Website . 1 May 2009 . 2008 . 5 August 2011.
- The Cat Empire. The Cat Empire . 2003 . CD liner notes . Virgin Records, EMI Records.
- Two Shoes. The Cat Empire . 2006 . CD liner notes . Indica Records.
- Eliezer . Christie . 15 April 2006 . Aussie Biz Has Golden Hopes After Commonwealth Games . . 19 July 2024.
- Web site: 2006 Commonwealth Games. mcg.org.au. Melbourne Cricket Ground. https://web.archive.org/web/20240413235324/https://www.mcg.org.au/the-stadium/mcg-history/commonwealth-games . 13 April 2024. live. 23 February 2024.
- Live on Earth. The Cat Empire . 2009 . CD liner notes . EMI Records.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic |pure_url=yes |class=album |id=cinema-mw0002006433 }} ''Cinema'' – The Cat Empire ]. Alexey . Eremenko . AllMusic. https://web.archive.org/web/20240413235802/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cinema-mw0002006433 . 13 April 2024 . live . 24 February 2024 .
- Web site: The Cat Empire – Cinema. Music Feeds. Blase. William. https://web.archive.org/web/20240413235706/https://musicfeeds.com.au/album/the-cat-empire-cinema/. 13 April 2024. live. 6 July 2010. 23 February 2024.
- Web site: The Cat Empire – Steal The Light. houseofvinyl.com.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312000552/https://houseofvinyl.com.au/shop/the-cat-empire-%E2%80%8E-steal-the-light/. 12 March 2024. live . 12 March 2024.
- The Cat Empire – Steal The Light. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231124082308/https://nowtoronto.com/music/the-cat-empire-steal-the-light/. 24 November 2023. Now. LeConte. Julia. 23 May 2013. 24 November 2023.
- One diamond at a time. Winnipeg Free Press. Lebar. Erin. https://web.archive.org/web/20240413235739/https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2019/03/11/one-diamond-at-a-time. 13 April 2024. live. 11 March 2019. 24 November 2023.
- Watch The Cat Empire's original line-up play their final show together at Bluesfest 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231109210250/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/watch-the-cat-empires-original-line-up-play-their-final-show-together-at-bluesfest-2022-3205349. 9 November 2023. NME. Rose. Anna. 15 April 2022. 10 November 2023.
- Web site: Discografie The Cat Empire . 12 July 2024 . dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien . nl . 12 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240712223309/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Cat+Empire . live.
- Web site: Discographie The Cat Empire - hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 16 March 2016.
- Web site: live . The Cat Empire - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716223606/https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-cat-empire/1745022885 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 24 October 2003.
- Australia. The Cat Empire. album. 2012. 28 December 2021.
- Web site: live . Two Shoes - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716223849/https://music.apple.com/au/album/two-shoes/1745026624 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 19 April 2005.
- Web site: live . Cities - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716224244/https://music.apple.com/au/album/cities/1746679252 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 1 April 2006.
- Web site: live . So Many Nights - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716224627/https://music.apple.com/au/album/so-many-nights/1745026248 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 22 September 2007.
- Web site: live . Cinema - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716225226/https://music.apple.com/au/album/cinema/1745022174 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 25 June 2010.
- Web site: live . Steal the Light - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716225452/https://music.apple.com/au/album/steal-the-light/636313847 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 17 May 2013.
- Web site: live . Rising with the Sun - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716225718/https://music.apple.com/au/album/rising-with-the-sun/1746678641 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 4 March 2016.
- Web site: live . Stolen Diamonds - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716225920/https://music.apple.com/au/album/stolen-diamonds/1746480652 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 15 February 2019.
- Web site: live . Where the Angels Fall - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716230126/https://music.apple.com/au/album/where-the-angels-fall/1684186086 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 25 August 2023.
- Web site: The Cat Empire - The Sun. ryanmonro.com. Monro. Ryan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918193246mp_/https://ryanmonro.com/discography/2002/07/01/the-sun.html. 18 September 2020. 13 April 2024.
- Web site: live . Live on Earth - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716230848/https://music.apple.com/au/album/live-on-earth/1747484170 . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024 . 20 February 2009.
- Web site: live . The Cat Empire (Live from Melbourne, December 2021) [Original Line-up Final Tour] – Album by The Cat Empire ]. . https://archive.today/20240712225037/https://open.spotify.com/album/6sLOMVB0Naf0jahbpjeLrz . 12 July 2024 . 15 April 2022 . 12 July 2024.
- Web site: dead . Tapes Breaks and Outtakes – The Cat Empire . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927121349/https://thecatempire.com/music/tapes-breaks-and-out-takes/. 27 September 2020. thecatempire.com. The Cat Empire. 14 April 2024.
- Tapes, Breaks and Out-Takes. The Cat Empire. 2003. Independent. Australia. liner notes.
- Web site: dead . Tunes For Change. https://web.archive.org/web/20120103003410/http://www.thecatempire.com/News/October-2011/Tunes-For-Change. 3 January 2012. thecatempire.com. The Cat Empire. 28 October 2011. 29 February 2024.
- Web site: dead . Tunes for Change. tunesforchange.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926150219/http://www.tunesforchange.org/. 26 September 2011. 14 April 2024.
- Web site: live . The Adelphia Sessions - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717095014/https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-adelphia-sessions/1748522558 . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . 2 November 2021.
- Web site: The Adelphia Sessions - a hybrid of select tracks from The Sun (2002) and Live @ Adelphia (2001) is available now on streaming partners. . live. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/yyTTw. 29 February 2024. 21 November 2022. facebook.com. 29 February 2024.
- Web site: live . On The Attack – Album by The Cat Empire . . https://archive.today/20240717095828/https://open.spotify.com/album/1oBmLf9h37ejdgeSF6AsE3 . 17 July 2024 . 2004 . 12 July 2024.
- Australia. The Cat Empire. video. 2006. 17 December 2021.
- Web site: The Cat Empire - Live At The Bowl DVD . . 6 February 2009 . Musichead . 17 July 2024 . 17 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240717103616/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKuvO5fjDcQ&t=150s . live .
- Australia. The Cat Empire. video. 2009. 17 December 2021.
- Web site: The Cat Empire - Live at Adelphia. ryanmonro.com. Monro. Ryan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918193845mp_/https://ryanmonro.com/discography/2001/12/01/live-at-adelphia.html. 18 September 2020. 23 February 2024.
- Live @ Adelphia. The Cat Empire. 2001. Regency. Australia. liner notes. 45575.
- The Cat Empire: The Cat Empire EP. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240229095510/https://www.popmatters.com/the-cat-empire-the-cat-empire-ep-2495722612.html. 29 February 2024. PopMatters. Raper. Dan. 7 November 2006. 29 February 2024.
- Live at Martyrs. The Cat Empire. 2007. Velour. United States. liner notes.
- Web site: The Cat Empire / Live At Martyrs EP CD . amazon.com. https://archive.today/20240414094725/https://www.amazon.com/Cat-Empire-Live-At-Martyrs/dp/B00B0JBFX6. 14 April 2024. live. 14 April 2024.
- Web site: The Cat Empire 'Hello' CD single (CD) . 2003 . live . 4 August 2024 . https://archive.today/20240804011157/https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1227165 . Collection of Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa) . 4 August 2024.
- Web site: 'Days Like These' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'The Chariot' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: Sly - EP by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . apple.com . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: The Car Song - EP by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Two Shoes' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- News: Munro . Kelsey . 19 September 2007 . The Cat Empire . live . limited . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803220845/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/the-cat-empire-20070919-ge5uye.html . 3 August 2024 . . Melbourne . 3 August 2024.
- News: Murfett . Andrew . 25 June 2010 . Cats hiss and make up . live . limited . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803222258/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/cats-hiss-and-make-up-20100624-z2e4.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true . 3 August 2024 . . Sydney . 3 August 2024.
- Sebire . Monique . 19 February 2013 . Cat Empire Drop First Taste Of New Studio Album . live . https://archive.today/20240803212821/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/cat-empire-drop-first-taste-of-new-studio-album/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- Semo . Esther . 9 May 2013 . Cat Empire – Steal The Light . live . https://archive.today/20240803212825/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/cat-empire-steal-light/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- Web site: 'Qué Será Ahora' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- . 23 October 2015 . Premiere Of The Cat Empire – 'Wolves' . live . https://archive.today/20240803042203/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/premiere-of-the-cat-empire-wolves/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- Di Fabrizio . James . 3 February 2016 . Cat Empire Announce New Single And 2016 National Tour . live . https://archive.today/20240803042825/https://thebrag.com/cat-empire-announce-new-single-2016-national-tour/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- . 2018 . The Cat Empire reveal new single, 'Ready Now' . live . https://archive.today/20240803041634/https://beat.com.au/the-cat-empire-reveal-new-single-ready-now/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- . 2018 . The Cat Empire drop new single, 'Stolen Diamonds' . live . https://archive.today/20240803044123/https://beat.com.au/the-cat-empire-drop-new-single-stolen-diamonds/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- Gray . Geordie . 4 September 2018 . The Cat Empire release new single 'La Sirène' . live . https://archive.today/20240803044549/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/the-cat-empire-release-new-single-la-sirene/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- Jenke . Tyler . 1 October 2018 . Check out The Cat Empire's stunning new single, 'Kila' . live . https://archive.today/20240803040938/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/the-cat-empire-stunning-single-kila/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- Gray . Geordie . 7 November 2018 . PREMIERE: The Cat Empire unveil new 360° music video for Sola . live . https://archive.today/20240803045225/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/the-cat-empire-sola/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- . 2018 . Video Premiere: The Cat Empire's 'Barricades' is an experimental, funk-filled groove . live . https://archive.today/20240803045358/https://beat.com.au/video-premiere-the-cat-empires-barricades-is-an-experimental-funk-filled-groove/ . 3 August 2024 . . 3 August 2024.
- Web site: 'Oscar Wilde' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Echoes' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Oscar Wilde (Live at Odeon Theatre) [feat. Grace Barbe]' - Single by the Cat Empire ]. Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Going to Live' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Great Beauty' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Coming to Meet You' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'The Scream' Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Sparrow' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: 'Into the Night' - Single by the Cat Empire . Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: The Cat Empire (Live from Melbourne, December 2021) [Original Line-up Final Tour] Album by the Cat Empire ]. Apple Music . 12 May 2024 .
- Web site: The Cat Empire debut new band line-up, share single 'Thunder Rumbles'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027213436/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/the-cat-empire-debut-new-band-line-up-share-single-thunder-rumbles-3424622. 27 October 2023. NME. Robinson. Ellie. 2 April 2023. 28 October 2023.
- Web site: The Cat Empire announce new album 'Where The Angels Fall' and share new single. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027230938/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/the-cat-empire-announce-new-album-where-the-angels-fall-3442932. 27 October 2023. NME. Gallagher. Alex. 13 May 2023. 28 October 2023.
- THE CAT EMPIRE Release New Single & Clip 'Money Coming My Way'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231109223236/https://www.therockpit.net/2023/the-cat-empire-release-new-single-clip-money-coming-my-way/. 9 November 2023. The Rockpit. 24 June 2023. 9 November 2023.
- Web site: live . Owl - EP - Album by The Cat Empire . Apple Music (AU) . https://archive.today/20240801205027/https://music.apple.com/au/album/owl-ep/1698646432 . 1 August 2024 . 1 August 2024 . 4 August 2023.
- Web site: 'Hello (Anniversary Edition)' - Single by the Cat Empire . . 12 May 2024 . Australia .
- . 30 June 2024 . The Cat Empire presentan “La Gracia” antes de su gira española . The Cat Empire presents “La Gracia” before their Spanish tour . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240803035804/https://www.mondosonoro.com/noticias-actualidad-musical/the-cat-empire-la-gracia/ . 3 August 2024 . Spanish . . 3 August 2024.
- Triple J: Like a Version . 2005 . . Australia . CD media notes . 1778912 . Various.
- Triple J: Like a Version, Volume Five . 2009 . . Australia . CD media notes . 2723505 . Various.
- The Key of Sea . 2010 . The Key of Sea . Australia . CD media notes . KOS01 . Various.
- Triple J: Like a Version, Volume 12 . 2016 . . Australia . 2CD media notes . 5373923 . Various.
- Web site: live . El Cor de la Terra - Album by Txarango . Apple Music (AU) . https://archive.today/20240731083200/https://music.apple.com/au/album/el-cor-de-la-terra/1628295667 . 31 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . 26 March 2017.
- The Cat Empire . 2006 . Two Shoes (Indica Special Edition) . track listing . Indica . INDCD068.
- Web site: Days like these with The Cat Empire . Chris . Riordan . 14 March 2024 . twodegrees.com.au . 17 October 2021 . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314194631/https://blog.twodegrees.com.au/uncategorized/days-like-these-with-the-cat-empire/ . live .
- The Cat Empire . 2005 . Two Shoes (Special Edition) . track listing . Virgin . 212 1079.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Various (director) . 2008 . "Fishies" . music video . https://web.archive.org/web/20231219155555/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT1iXaBUoD0 . 19 December 2023 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Nicholas Verso (director) . 2013 . "Brighter Than Gold" . music video . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/QM_rIaUm7ac . 13 March 2024 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Ash Koek (director) . 2013 . "Steal the Light" . music video . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/jluQyS4lFpY . 13 March 2024 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Dominic Allen (co-director); Martin Pimentel (co-director) . 2013 . "Like a Drum" . music video . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313194122/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLxpEpDY844 . 13 March 2024 . live.
- Web site: The Cat Empire Wolves . Pixel Melbourne . 14 March 2024 . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314045848/https://www.pixel.melbourne/directors/guy-franklin/the-cat-empire-wolves . live .
- The Cat Empire (performer); Darcy Prendergast (director) . 2016 . "Bulls (Director's Cut)" . music video . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/V18di . 13 March 2024 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Nick Campbell (director) . 2023 . "Thunder Rumbles" . music video . https://web.archive.org/web/20240411034943/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFahTXIobxs . 11 April 2024 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Giulia Giannini McGauran (creative director) . 2023 . "Rock 'n' Roll" . music video . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223201002/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=del5vrjUPRI . 23 December 2023 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Josh Harris (director) . 2023 . "Money Coming My Way" . music video . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223200947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q103mvP03YA . 23 December 2023 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Nick Campbell (director) . 2023 . "Boom Boom" . music video . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318141821/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OB20kOEHn4 . 18 March 2024 . live.
- The Cat Empire (performer); Dara Munnis (director) . 2024 . "La Gracia" . music video . https://web.archive.org/web/20240710203953/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN5hk1LsvXA . 10 July 2024 . live.