360º video series for Stolen Diamonds album (2019): Dom Allen
Entire series available at https://bit.ly/2DikgGZ
Album: Stolen Diamonds (2019)
Place of Recording: Melbourne, Australia
Producer, Engineer & Mixer: Jan Skubiszewski
Composer: Felix Riebl, Eloïse Mignon, Ollie McGill
Publishing: BMG Publishing, Eloïse Mignon
Feature Vocalist: Eloïse Mignon
Lyrics: Felix Riebl, Eloïse Mignon
Record Label: Two Shoes Records PTY LTD
Filmed in: Melbourne, Australia
Video by: Red Dog Productions
Video Director: Dominic Allen
Lyrics: [F.RIEBL/E.MIGNON]
Now that the sky is broken I can see the light come shining in
Won’t you stay til this shadow passes over my pyramid
Nothing can be untrue if you tell people it isn’t
I’ve been smiling someone else’s smile
I’ve been clenching someone else’s fist
I’ve been singing someone else’s song
Threw my spear in someone else’s mist
One day you’ll wake up wake up wake up
And you’ll find you’re not invincible at all
But you still walk out into bright lights
Every heart is beating for you
Now that it’s you’re birthday you’re the king of stolen diamonds
That’s what you are
I’m going to keep on telling myself that until the earth goes flat
Inside each mirror you will find a thousand silver daggers sheathed
Inside each broken window you will find a thousand sword points
Inside each TV screen there lies a whole domain of fuckery
I’ve been staring into strangers’ windows
I’ve been throwing glass into the sea
I’ve been cutting someone else’s hair
I’ve been sweeping up the house of thieves
One day you’ll wake up wake up wake up
And you’ll find you’re not invincible at all
But you still walk out into bright lights
Every heart is beating for you
Now that it’s you’re birthday you’re the king of stolen diamonds
That’s what you are
I’m going to keep on telling myself that until the earth goes flat
I used to think that I was psychic now I don’t remember why
Now all the silver threads from all the spiderwebs are flickering in the sky
Why did you smash your bourbon on the rocks across the rocks across the road outside?
I’ve been smiling someone else’s smile
I’ve been clenching someone else’s fist
I’ve been singing someone else’s song
Threw my spear in someone else’s mist
One day you’ll wake up wake up wake up
And you’ll find you’re not invincible at all
But you still walk out into bright lights
Every heart is beating for you
Now that it’s you’re birthday you’re the king of stolen diamonds
That’s what you are
About:
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written. The trajectory sustained for their 20-year career has been led by a shared passion for bringing joy through their infectious, genre-embracing anthems and making global audiences dance.
The band started from humble beginnings, making music, and playing sweaty clubs around Melbourne. Their fans would introduce friends to what they were dancing to, and the groundswell began. The Cat Empire have gone on to release seven studio albums with global chart success.
The Cat Empire's hard work and connection to their worldwide audience have made them a significant Australian global music export for two decades. They are in high demand from Promoters the world over for headline festival slots year on year from Glastonbury and WOMAD to Bonnaroo and Bluesfest due to the unique brand of feel-good Australian music and their enduring ability to consistently deliver a world-class live show.
July 2021 sees the band return with new music recorded earlier this year at the studio of long-time friend and Producer Jan Skubiszewski's Red Moon studio in regional Victoria and recordings by Diego Guerrero at Estudio La Burilla Madrid. The recordings feature the Empire Horns, Yuri Pavlinov on bass and writers, singers and Palmas from Barcelona and Madrid.
The Cat Empire:
Vocals: Felix Riebl
Vocals & Trumpet: Harry James Angus
Keys: Ollie McGill
Drums: Will Hull-Brown
DJ: Jamshid “Jumps” Khadiwala
