On 1 April 2006 , the group issued their third studio album , '' Cities '' ( aka '' Cities : The Cat Empire Project '' ) in Australia , which peaked at number 11 . Described by the group as " between a tribute to our own city and an experiment in sounds that we 've found abroad " . A limited edition of 10,000 individually numbered copies were made available . At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 , they won the ' Best World Music Album ' category and received a nomination for ' Engineer of the Year ' for Adam Rhodes ' work
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
The Cat Empire