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.3
Reception
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| AllMusic |   4 |
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."4
Track listing
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| 1. | "Clovis' Son" | 5:12 |
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| 2. | "Coffee Cups" | 3:05 |
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| 3. | "No One Wants a Lover" | 3:23 |
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| 4. | "The World Is a Picture" | 3:34 |
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| 5. | "Diet of Worms" | 3:50 |
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| 6. | "Punch in the Heart" | 2:38 |
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| 7. | "Break, Shatter, Make, Matter" | 3:50 |
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| 8. | "Good Head Start" | 4:16 |
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| 9. | "Factory Fires" | 4:04 |
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| 10. | "Particles" | 4:13 |
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| 11. | "Follow Me Down" | 3:32 |
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| 12. | "Love Lies" | 5:22 |
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| 13. | "Tapping on a Secret" | 3:14 |
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| 14. | "All Those Other Lives" | 3:15 |
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Charts
Release history
References
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