'''''The Cat Empire''''' is a six-piece Australian band that plays a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, reggae, Cuban, salsa, gypsy, dancehall, dub and Latin music. Their [http://musicbrainz.org/release/84ae99a9-0cd3-4b13-ac6a-f05d41460912.html|self-titled debut album] was released in October 2003 and went platinum in Australia in February 2004. Their follow-up album, ''[http://musicbrainz.org/release/340d9f0b-e4d2-461e-bac0-79a7a8d7d8f5.html|Two Shoes]'', was released in April 2005 and debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts. They have toured extensively around the world and have supported acts as big as [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/20ff3303-4fe2-4a47-a1b6-291e26aa3438.html|James Brown]. In 2006, they previewed their third album ''[http://musicbrainz.org/release/bfd33394-ae2f-4019-9963-9a46c2ad1b50.html|Cities: The Cat Empire Project]'' at the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.