Stolen Diamonds

The artwork for Stolen Diamonds is a photo taken by Jason Futrill (also known as Tassiegrammer), taken at the Bay of Fires in Tasmania. The photo is entitled Floating Girl, and the subject of the picture is Futrill's then-partner Susan Matthew. On the day of the shoot, the temperature was below 12 °C (53.6 °F). Futrill stated that "at the time of capturing this image, drones had not yet become mainstream, and the unique perspective of the aerial image, combined with the colours and focal point of Susan in a bikini, helped create an image that has people dreaming that they were there."{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/thecatempire/photos/a.430515374358/10157156103894359/?type=3 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231123071646/https://www.facebook.com/thecatempire/photos/a.430515374358/10157156103894359/?type=3|archive-date=23 November 2023|date=26 February 2019|title=The Stolen Diamonds album cover, shot by Australian Photographer Jason Futrill, also known as Tassiegrammer, is entitled "Floating Girl" and was captured at the Bay of Fires in Tasmania.

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Melbourne magazine Beat rated the album 7 out of 10, stating: "The album barely takes a break from its upbeat tempo, and flows seamlessly between funk, reggae, and ska...". They went on to say that the album "...sees the Cat Empire take one step closer towards legend status."{{Cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/stolen-diamonds-sees-cat-empire-take-one-step-closer-towards-legend-status|title='Stolen Diamonds' sees The Cat Empire take one step closer towards legend status|website=Beat Magazine|language=en|access-date=25 February 2019}}

Double J presented Stolen Diamonds as its feature album, and was also very positive in its review, saying: "The worst thing about Stolen Diamonds is that you’re gonna need to clear some space around you if you're planning on listening to it. Because this is very much a record that inspires movement."{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/featured-music/feature-albums1/the-cat-empire-stolen-diamonds/10790064|title=Feature Album: The Cat Empire – Stolen Diamonds|last=Condon|first=Dan|date=7 February 2019|website=Double J|access-date=25 February 2019}}

While giving the album 3 out of 5 stars, The Sydney Morning Herald gave a more critical review, writing: "...the moves are there, the playing is very fine, but nothing lasts once you've stopped moving."{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/music-reviews-ariana-grande-the-cat-empire-womans-hour-and-more-20190211-h1b3jc.html|title=Music reviews: Ariana Grande, the Cat Empire, Woman's Hour and more|last=Zwartz|first=Barry Divola, Kish Lal, Annabel Ross, John Shand, Bernard Zuel and Barney|date=11 February 2019|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=25 February 2019}}

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Kila

| length1 = 3:48

| writer1 = Felix Riebl

| title2 = Stolen Diamonds

| length2 = 4:23

| writer2 = Harry Angus

| title3 = Oscar Wilde

| length3 = 3:46

| writer3 = {{hlist|Riebl|Angus}}

| title4 = Ready Now

| length4 = 3:15

| writer4 = Riebl

| title5 = Barricades

| length5 = 5:18

| writer5 = {{hlist|Angus|Jan Skubiszewski| Oliver McGill}}

| title6 = Anybody

| length6 = 4:31

| writer6 = {{hlist|Riebl|Angus}}

| title7 = La Sirène

| length7 = 3:18

| writer7 = {{hlist|Riebl|Eloise Mignon|McGill}}

| note7 = featuring Eloise Mignon

| title8 = Echoes

| length8 = 4:33

| writer8 = Angus

| title9 = Who's That

| length9 = 3:18

| writer9 = Riebl

| title10 = Adelphia

| length10 = 5:49

| writer10 = Angus

| title11 = Saturday Night

| length11 = 4:41

| writer11 = {{hlist|Riebl|McGill|Ross Irwin}}

| title12 = Bow Down to Love

| length12 = 3:50

| writer12 = Angus

| title13 = Sola

| length13 = 3:23

| writer13 = {{hlist|Riebl|Jairo Zavala}}

| note13 = featuring Depredo

| total_length = 53:53

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;The Cat Empire core members

• Harry James Angus – vocals, trumpet
• Will Hull-Brown – drums, percussion
• Jamshid Khadiwhala – turntables, percussion
• Ollie McGill – piano, organ, backing vocals
• Ryan Monro – bass guitar
• Felix Riebl – lead vocals, percussion

;The Empire Horns (auxiliary members)

• Kieran Conrau – trombone, backing vocals
• Ross Irwin – trumpet, backing vocals
• Phil Noy – baritone saxophone{{col-break}}

;Additional musicians

• Eloise Mignon – vocals (track 7)
• Depedro – vocals (track 13)

;Recording details

• Produced by – Jan Skubiszewski
• Mixing – Jan Skubiszewski
• Engineering – Jan Skubiszewski
• Mastered by – Adam Ayan
• Studio – Red Moon Studios (engineering, mixing); Gateway Mastering (mastering)

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• [https://www.thecatempire.com The Cat Empire home page]

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Category:2019 albums

Category:The Cat Empire albums