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Compared with the relatively more pop-of-no-nation sounds of Steal the Light (2013) and Cinema (2010), the Cat Empire's sixth studio outing is a markedly intercontinental affair. While the synth-stacked "Wolves" reprises the electronic bent exhibited on Steal, it's a tune underwritten by bright, punchy brass and carnivale percussion, while "Bulls" sounds like a roving Mardi Gras street party with its reggae bounce and soaring horns. "Blasting Away" is a Latin dance anthem, "Midnight" takes us to the streets of Kingston, while "Bataclan" is a defiant response to recent Parisian horrors. Add to that the cool jazz notes of "Daggers Drawn" and it's an ebullient celebration sans frontiers