Chimney's Afire is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.
AllMusic said "Chimney's Afire is ironically anything but afire, with decidedly safe music throughout. Pyke doesn't quite sound like anyone else, to his credit, but the music is strangely familiar and formulaic at the same time. There's a careful composition skill at work in the creation of these pieces, that makes ballads and pop ditties with equal aplomb and yet refuses to stand out at all from the other songs, or from other music on the market. Just a couple of tracks hold any reasonable energy – 'Make You Happy' which holds a bit of mid-'90s American contemporary rock to it, and 'You Don't Scare Me' which starts out with a thumping Ramones-style beat, but moves into a silky vocal line, something that Jonathan Coulton might have used in a parody of contemporary music. There's serious ability within Pyke's work, and yet the execution provides nothing of lasting impact. Use it for excellent ambient background music, but don't expect to be blown away."[2]
chimney, afire, second, studio, album, australian, singer, songwriter, josh, pyke, released, october, 2008, peaked, number, aria, charts, certified, gold, studio, album, josh, pykereleased4, october, 2008studiolinear, recording, studios, sydneygenrealternative. Chimney s Afire is the second studio album by Australian singer songwriter Josh Pyke It was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold Chimney s AfireStudio album by Josh PykeReleased4 October 2008StudioLinear Recording Studios SydneyGenreAlternative rock indie pop rockLength45 02LabelIvy League RecordsProducerJosh Pyke Wayne Connolly amp Paul McKercherJosh Pyke chronologyBeaks of Crows 2007 Chimney s Afire 2008 Only Sparrows 2011 Singles from Chimney s Afire The Lighthouse Song Released August 2008 Make You Happy Released 9 November 2008 The Summer Released February 2009At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009 the album was nominated for two awards winning ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album 1 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 Certification 5 Release history 6 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 AllMusic said Chimney s Afire is ironically anything but afire with decidedly safe music throughout Pyke doesn t quite sound like anyone else to his credit but the music is strangely familiar and formulaic at the same time There s a careful composition skill at work in the creation of these pieces that makes ballads and pop ditties with equal aplomb and yet refuses to stand out at all from the other songs or from other music on the market Just a couple of tracks hold any reasonable energy Make You Happy which holds a bit of mid 90s American contemporary rock to it and You Don t Scare Me which starts out with a thumping Ramones style beat but moves into a silky vocal line something that Jonathan Coulton might have used in a parody of contemporary music There s serious ability within Pyke s work and yet the execution provides nothing of lasting impact Use it for excellent ambient background music but don t expect to be blown away 2 Track listing editNo TitleLength1 Chimney s Afire 1 222 You Don t Scare Me 3 403 The Summer 3 254 The Lighthouse Song 3 465 Candle in Your Window 3 156 Variations 2 537 Make You Happy 2 578 Our House Breathing 3 099 Even in Corners 2 4310 Don t Wanna Let You Down 3 4111 Parking Lots 2 5712 Eat Me Alive 3 5113 New Year s Song 3 5114 Where Two Oceans Meet 3 33Charts editChart 2008 09 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 3 3Certification editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 4 Gold 35 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format Label CatalogueAustralia 4 October 2008 CD digital download Ivy League Records IVY072References edit ARIA Awards Search Results Josh Pyke ARIA Awards ARIA Awards Retrieved 29 June 2020 a b Allmusic review Australiancharts com Josh Pyke Chimney s Afire Hung Medien Retrieved 30 June 2020 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2009 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 30 June 2020 nbsp This article about a 2000s pop rock album is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chimney 27s Afire amp oldid 1034249005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
