Only Sparrows

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.

Only Sparrows
Studio album by Josh Pyke
Released	19 August 2011[1]
Genre	Alternative, folk, contemporary
Length	53:30
Label	Ivy League Records
Producer	Wayne Connolly
Josh Pyke chronology
Chimney's Afire (2008) Only Sparrows (2011) The Beginning and the End of Everything (2013)
Singles from Only Sparrows
"No One Wants a Lover" Released: June 2011[2] "The World Is a Picture" Released: 12 September 2011

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	19 August 2011	CD digital download	Ivy League Records	IVY115

References

1. "Josh Pyke - Only Sparrows on iTunes". Apple. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
2. "No One Wants a Lover - single". Apple Music. June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
3. "ARIA Awards Search Results – Josh Pyke". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. O'Brien, Jon. "Only Sparrows - Josh Pyke". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Josh Pyke – Only Sparrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2020.