Only Sparrows Explained

Only Sparrows
Type:studio
Artist:Josh Pyke
Cover:Only_Sparrows_by_Josh_Pyke.png
Released:19 August 2011[1]
Genre:Alternative, folk, contemporary
Length:53:30
Label:Ivy League Records
Producer:Wayne Connolly
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Only Sparrows is the third studio album by Australian musician, Josh Pyke. It was released on the 19 of August 2011 by Ivy League Records and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, the album was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album.[2]

Reception

Jon O'Brien from AllMusic said "Inspired by a soul-searching trip to New York, Sydney singer/songwriter Josh Pyke abandons his usual one-man band style of recording and for the first time, relinquishes some control to additional musicians... it's an approach which has resulted in a more expansive sound". O'Brien said "Opener 'Clovis Son' is a gorgeous fusion of gently strummed acoustics, twinkling glockenspiels, and dreamy West Coast harmonies which shows that his ability to tug at the heartstrings hasn't deserted him during his three-year solo absence, a quality also perfectly showcased on 'Punch in the Heart', a somber, stripped-back ballad featuring the ethereal vocals of Little Birdy's Katy Steele, while the melancholic 'Particles' begins with a brooding alt-rock hook before merging with an array of clattering rhythms and skittering synths on a surprisingly convincing attempt at folktronica."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josh Pyke - Only Sparrows on iTunes. Apple. 23 June 2015.
  2. Web site: ARIA Awards Search Results – Josh Pyke. ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. 29 June 2020.