Australian jazz/funk band the Cat Empire have recorded over 144 songs throughout their career. The group was founded in Melbourne, in 1999 by Felix Riebl (vocals, percussion), Ollie McGill (keyboards) and Ryan Monro (bass). The trio expanded in 2001 to include Harry James Angus (vocals, trumpet), Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwala (turntables, percussion) and Will Hull-Brown (drums). [1] Their musical style has been described as a fusion of jazz, ska, reggae and hip-hop, [2] with heavy Latin influences. [3]
† | Indicates single release |
‡ | Indicates song not written or co-written by the Cat Empire |
Title | Writers | Original release | Year | Ref. |
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"1001" (hidden track) | Felix Riebl | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Adelphia" | Harry James Angus | Stolen Diamonds | 2019 | [5] |
"All Hell" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"All Night Loud" | Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"All That Talking" | Felix Riebl | The Cat Empire | 2003 | [11] |
"Alle Walle" | Felix Riebl | Live at the Paradiso | 2017 | [12] |
"Am I Wrong" | Harry James Angus Jamshid Khadiwala Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Anybody" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Stolen Diamonds | 2019 | [5] |
"Anymore" | Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Barricades" † | Harry James Angus Ollie McGill Jan Skubiszewski | Stolen Diamonds | 2018 | [5] |
"Bataclan" | Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Be With You Again" | Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Beanni" | Felix Riebl | The Cat Empire | 2003 | [11] |
"Beyond All" | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Jamshid Khadiwala Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"Blasting Away" | Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Blood on the Stage" | Roscoe James Irwin Lazaro Numa Felix Riebl | Bird in Paradise | 2024 | [15] |
"Boogaloo" | Roscoe James Irwin Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Boom Boom" | Roscoe James Irwin Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Bow Down to Love" | Harry James Angus | Stolen Diamonds | 2019 | [5] |
"Brighter than Gold" † | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Bulls" † | Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Call Me Home" | Roscoe James Irwin Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"The Car Song" † | Harry James Angus | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"The Chariot" [lower-alpha 1] † | Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"Cities" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Coming Back Again" | Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Coming to Meet You" † | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Non-album single | 2021 | [17] |
"Confide in Me" (Kylie Minogue cover featuring Owl Eyes) | Steve Anderson Owain Barton Dave Seaman ‡ | Non-album single | 2015 | [18] |
"The Conspiracy" | Felix Riebl | Live @ Adelphia | 2001 | [19] |
"Creature" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"The Crowd" [lower-alpha 1] | Harry James Angus | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"Daggers Drawn" | Harry James Angus | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Dance the Night Away" | Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"The Darkness" | Harry James Angus | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Days Like These" † | Harry James Angus Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | The Cat Empire | 2003 | [11] |
"Days Loop" | Felix Riebl | B-side of "Days Like These" | 2004 | [21] |
"Deeper" | Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Don't Throw Your Hands Up" | Harry James Angus | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Down at the 303" | Harry James Angus | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Drift Away" | Grace Barbé Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Dumb Things" (Paul Kelly cover) | Paul Kelly ‡ | Live on Earth | 2009 | [22] |
"Eagle" | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Jamshid Khadiwala Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"East" | Harry James Angus | B-side of "Hello" | 2003 | [23] |
"Echoes" † | Harry James Angus | Stolen Diamonds | 2019 | [5] |
"Falling" | Harry James Angus Ross Irwin Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"Feeling's Gone" † | Harry James Angus Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl Steve Schram | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"Feline" | Felix Riebl | Asylum | 2011 | [24] |
"Fishies" † | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Flags" | Felix Riebl | Pre-order bonus track for Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Get Some" (Lykke Li cover) | Lykke Li Björn Yttling ‡ | Triple J: Like a Version 12 | 2016 | [7] |
"Go" | Harry James Angus Jan Skubiszewski | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Going to Live" † | Cristina Recio Lafuente Felix Riebl [25] | Non-album single | 2021 | [26] |
"Great Beauty" † | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Non-album single | 2021 | [27] |
"The Heart is a Cannibal" | Harry James Angus Ollie McGill | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"Hello" [lower-alpha 2] † | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Live @ Adelphia | 2001 | [19] |
"L'Hotel de Californie" (Eagles cover) | Don Felder Glenn Frey Don Henley ‡ | On the Attack | 2004 | [28] |
"How to Explain" | Felix Riebl | The Cat Empire | 2003 | [11] |
"In My Pocket" | Harry James Angus | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Into the Night" † | Felix Riebl | Non-album single | 2021 | [29] |
"Intro" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | On the Attack | 2004 | [28] |
"Jungle" | Harry James Angus | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Kila" † | Felix Riebl | Stolen Diamonds | 2018 | [5] |
"Know Your Name" | Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"La Gracia" † | Grace Barbé Lazaro Numa Felix Riebl | Bird in Paradise | 2024 | [30] |
"La Sirène" † (with Eloise Mignon) | Ollie McGill Eloise Mignon Felix Riebl | Stolen Diamonds | 2018 | [5] |
"Like a Drum" | Ryan Monro Jamshid Khadiwala Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Lonely Moon" | Harry James Angus | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"The Lost Song" [lower-alpha 1] | Felix Riebl | Live @ Adelphia | 2001 | [19] |
"Lover Lover Lover" (Leonard Cohen cover) | Leonard Cohen ‡ | Pre-order bonus track for Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Luck Song" | Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Lullaby" | Felix Riebl | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Manifesto" | Harry James Angus | The Cat Empire | 2003 | [11] |
"Manifesto/Rhythm Interlude" | Harry James Angus Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | B-side of "Days Like These" | 2004 | [21] |
"Midnight" | Harry James Angus | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Miserere" | Felix Riebl | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Miss Soul" | Felix Riebl | iTunes bonus track for Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Money Coming My Way" † | Andy Baldwin Roscoe James Irwin Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"The Mother Place" [lower-alpha 3] | Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"Motion" | Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"The Night That Never End" [lower-alpha 4] | Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"No Longer There" † | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"No Mountain" | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"No Sense" [lower-alpha 5] | Felix Riebl | Live @ Adelphia | 2001 | [19] |
"Nothing" | Felix Riebl | The Cat Empire | 2003 | [11] |
"Oh Mercy" | Harry James Angus Neda Rahmani Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Old Dog, New Trick" | Roscoe James Irwin Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"On My Way" † | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"One, Four, Five" † | Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2003 | [11] |
"Only Light" | Harry James Angus Roscoe James Irwin Ollie McGill Ryan Monro | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"Open Up Your Face" | Harry James Angus | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Oscar Wilde" † | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Stolen Diamonds | 2018 | [5] |
"Owl" † | Roscoe James Irwin Ollie McGill Felix Riebl Richard Tedesco | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Panama" | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Party Started" | Harry James Angus Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Prophets in the Sky" | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Jamshid Khadiwala Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Protons, Neutrons, Electrons" | Harry James Angus | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Qué Será Ahora" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2015 | [6] |
"Radio Song" | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Ready Now" | Felix Riebl | Stolen Diamonds | 2018 | [5] |
"Reasonably Fine" | Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"The Return" | Felix Riebl | B-side of "The Car Song" | 2005 | [31] |
"Rhyme and Reason" [lower-alpha 6] | Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"The Rhythm" [lower-alpha 1] | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"Rising with the Sun" | Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Rock 'n' Roll" † | Felix Riebl Richard Tedesco | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Saltwater" | Harry James Angus | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Saturday Night" | Roscoe James Irwin Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Stolen Diamonds | 2019 | [5] |
"The Scream" † | Felix Riebl | Non-album single | 2021 | [34] |
"Shoulders" | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"Side to Side" | Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Siente" | Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Sleep Won't Sleep" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Sly" † | Felix Riebl | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"So Long" | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Sol y Sombra" | Harry James Angus Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Two Shoes | 2005 | [8] |
"Sola" † (with Depedro) | Felix Riebl Jairo Zavala | Stolen Diamonds | 2018 | [5] |
"So Many Nights" † | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Som Foc" (with Txarango) | Jordi Barnola Joaquim Canals Sergi Carbonell Pau Castellvi Ivan Lopez Alguer Miquel Joan Palà Pau Puig Àlex Pujols ‡ | El Cor de la Terra | 2017 | [4] |
"Song for Elias" | Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Song for the Day" [lower-alpha 7] | Ollie McGill Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"Sparrow" † | Felix Riebl | Non-album single | 2021 | [35] |
"Steal the Light" † | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Still Young" | Felix Riebl | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"Stolen Diamonds" | Harry James Angus | Stolen Diamonds | 2018 | [5] |
"Strong Coffee" | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"The Sun" [lower-alpha 8] | Felix Riebl | Live @ Adelphia | 2001 | [19] |
"Sunny Afternoon" (The Kinks cover) | Ray Davies ‡ | Triple J: Like a Version 5 | 2009 | [36] |
"Sunny Moon" | Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Thunder Rumbles" † | Neda Rahmani Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Til The Ocean Takes Us All" | Harry James Angus Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Two Shoes" [lower-alpha 4] † | Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"Voodoo Cowboy" | Harry James Angus | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"Waiting" | Harry James Angus Roscoe James Irwin Felix Riebl | Cinema | 2010 | [9] |
"Walls" | Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Waltz" | Felix Riebl | Cities | 2006 | [13] |
"Wandering" [lower-alpha 9] | Felix Riebl | Live @ Adelphia | 2001 | [19] |
"Wanted to Write a Love Song" [lower-alpha 9] | Felix Riebl | The Sun | 2002 | [16] |
"West Sun" | Felix Riebl | Where the Angels Fall | 2023 | [14] |
"Who's That" | Felix Riebl | Stolen Diamonds | 2019 | [5] |
"Wild Animals" | Harry James Angus | Steal the Light | 2013 | [10] |
"The Wine Song" | Harry James Angus | The Cat Empire | 2003 | [11] |
"Wolves" † | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Jamshid Khadiwala Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2015 | [6] |
"Won't Be Afraid" | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | So Many Nights | 2007 | [20] |
"You Are My Song" | Harry James Angus Will Hull-Brown Jamshid Khadiwala Ollie McGill Ryan Monro Felix Riebl | Rising with the Sun | 2016 | [6] |
"Zero" (with Anbessa Gebrehiwot) | Anbessa Gebrehiwot ‡ | The Key of Sea | 2010 | [37] |
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