This thread's dedicated to the wonderful australian (touring overseas currently) The Cat Empire

I got the idea for this thread from jimmytheshank's suggestion that more people need to be talking around the forums here at BAF; that and i'm a big fan of the band

An excerpt from Wikipedia's Cat Empire page; link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_Empire

"The Cat Empire is a six-piece band, based in Melbourne, Australia. Their sound is often described as a fusion of jazz, ska, funk and rock with heavy Latin influences. The band has toured extensively throughout Australia, the US and Europe and has released four distinct albums with the first two reaching double platinum status and the third receiving an ARIA Music Award for best world album. Their fourth album, So Many Nights, was released on the 22nd of September, 2007."

The Cat Empire
http://www.thecatempire.com/

The band (from Wikipedia.org)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Cat_Empire.png

As of 2007, The Cat Empire consists of:


[edit] Core members
Felix Riebl (lead vocals, percussion, chariotti)
Harry James Angus (trumpet and lead vocals; recorder and resonator)
Ollie McGill (piano, keyboard, recorder, tubular bells, backing vocals, Melodica)
Ryan Monro (double bass, bass guitar, backing vocals)
Will Hull Brown (drums)
Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (turntables, tambourine, clave, also dances)


edit: i found two of their videos, one is their first song "Hello" and the second is their new song "No Longer There"

The Cat Empire - Hello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vW7eLX2EXc

The Cat Empire - No Longer There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_YhI7X6HTs