"The Cat Empire is an Australian eclectic band from Melbourne, Australia. Currently, the Cat Empire comprises of Felix Riebl (percussion and vocals), Harry James Angus (trumpet and vocals), Ollie McGill (keyboard and backing vocals), Ryan Monro (bass and backing vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums) and Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (decks, percussion). They are also commonly backed by the Empire Horns, a brass duo, and have recurring guest musicians. A strong, recurrent theme of their music is a rejection of excessive materialism, war and intolerance and an enthusiastic embrace of cultural diversity and a simple, carefree life. The band treats their fans kindly, doing things like sending out personally messaged and autographed postcards to members of their volunteer promotional teams across the globe.
The band's name was taken from the title of a drawing by Felix Riebl's younger brother, Max, and its distinctive cat's eye icon, which is also known as "Pablo", was created by Ian McGill, Ollie McGill's father. So Many Nights is The Cat Empire's fourth studio album"
The music, a tangled mix of reggae, punk, Latin rock, ska, hip-hop and soul-jazz, can sometimes overwhelm but more often than not blend and flow together to form an instantly memorable catchy beat or melody that doesn't have to try too hard before it grows on you. The band is clearly talented and pull it all together more often than not. With there pevious efforts they were considered somewhat of a party band by many, but a more mature sound appers here. Felix's vocals are strong throughout and he shows quite the range. catchy upbeat songs like "Sunny Moon" mixed in with Darker Devious work like " The Darkness" which still manages to get the hair on my arms standing. Calmer works like "No Longer There" do a good job of balancing everything out. A strong outing from the Aussie group.
No Longer There
So Many Nights
Lonely Moon
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3811131/The_Cat_Empire_-_So_Many_Nights
The band's name was taken from the title of a drawing by Felix Riebl's younger brother, Max, and its distinctive cat's eye icon, which is also known as "Pablo", was created by Ian McGill, Ollie McGill's father. So Many Nights is The Cat Empire's fourth studio album"
The music, a tangled mix of reggae, punk, Latin rock, ska, hip-hop and soul-jazz, can sometimes overwhelm but more often than not blend and flow together to form an instantly memorable catchy beat or melody that doesn't have to try too hard before it grows on you. The band is clearly talented and pull it all together more often than not. With there pevious efforts they were considered somewhat of a party band by many, but a more mature sound appers here. Felix's vocals are strong throughout and he shows quite the range. catchy upbeat songs like "Sunny Moon" mixed in with Darker Devious work like " The Darkness" which still manages to get the hair on my arms standing. Calmer works like "No Longer There" do a good job of balancing everything out. A strong outing from the Aussie group.
No Longer There
So Many Nights
Lonely Moon
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3811131/The_Cat_Empire_-_So_Many_Nights
