Josh Pyke - The Best of Josh Pyke, B-Sides & Rarities (2017)

Singer/songwriter Josh Pyke hails from Australia, where he came onto the indie scene in 2005 with the release of his debut, Recordings 2003-2005. The album produced two hit radio tunes, "Middle of the Hill," which was voted number 19 on the Triple J Hottest 100 list for 2005, and "Private Education," which came in at number 57 on the same list a year later. Having made waves on the important indie/underground fan-created list, Pyke was signed to Australian label Ivy League Records in 2005. His first disc for the label was Feeding the Wolves. An Australian Recording Industry Association nomination earned him opportunities to collaborate with important artists such as Wayne Connolly, Matt Lovell, and Chris Joannou. Two years of heavy touring later, Memories & Dust came out to a warm reception. His keen melodic sense and incisive lyrics earned him fans all over his native Australia and the U.K. Chimney's Afire, recorded at Linear Recording Studios in Sydney, appeared in 2008, with the Wayne Connolly-produced Only Sparrows following in 2011. The Beginning & the End of Everything arrived in 2012.

TRACKLIST

CD1 : Best Of

01. Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast
02. Beg Your Pardon
03. Middle Of The Hill
04. Private Education
05. Lines On Palms
06. Memories & Dust
07. Forever Song
08. Fed And Watered
09. The Lighthouse Song
10. Make You Happy
11. The Summer
12. New Year's Song
13. No One Wants A Lover
14. The World Is A Picture
15. Particles
16. Leeward Side
17. The Beginning & The End Of Everything
18. Bug Eyed Beauty
19. There's A Line
20. Hollering Hearts
21. Songlines

CD2 : Rarities & B-sides

01. Into The Wind
02. Save Your Love
03. Cosy Catastrophe
04. 1,2,3
05. Confessions For You
06. The Doldrums
07. Don't Bury Me When I Die
08. Music From Another Room
09. Sleepers To Steel
10. Coles Lane Crossing
11. Clock On/ Clock Off
12. Maths & Magic
13. Best Man (At Your First Loves Wedding)
14. Chemistry Sold
15. Loaded Questions
16. You're The End My Friend
17. Gasoline
18. Backward Ghost Of Me
19. Note To Self