Memories & Dust

Memories & Dust is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter, Josh Pyke. It was released in March in 2007 and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

Memories & Dust
Studio album by
Josh Pyke
Released10 March 2007
Recorded2006
GenreAlternative rock, Indie, Pop/rock
Length42:30
LabelIvy League Records
Producer
Josh Pyke chronology
Feeding the Wolves
(2005)		 Memories & Dust
(2007)		 Beaks of Crows
(2007)
Singles from Memories & Dust
  1. "Memories & Dust"
    Released: 10 October 2006
  2. "Lines on Palms"
    Released: 3 March 2007
  3. "Fed & Watered"
    Released: May 2007
  4. "Forever Song"
    Released: September 2007
  5. "Sew My Name"
    Released: October 2007

At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for five awards, with Pyke winning ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album, Pyke and Connolly winning ARIA Award for Producer of the Year and Connolly winning ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year.[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Bernard Zuel from Sydney Morning Herald described the music as evocative and moving and Pyke as "inventive" and "know[ing] how to construct music and lyrics into a form that is more than the sum of its parts[4]

Noel Mengel from Courier Mail found that the songs had a "logical sequence," "each leading to the next and illuminating those around it." He praised "Someone Else's Town" for its "handsome string arrangement" and "Fed and Watered" as "bright and bouncy."[5] Kathy McCabe from Daily Telegraph admired the melody and detail of the lyrics and music and described "Vibrations in Air" as "goose-bumpingly beautiful."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lines on Palms"3:04
2."Memories & Dust"3:06
3."Forever Song"2:52
4."Mannequins"3:31
5."Someone Else's Town"3:31
6."Fed and Watered"3:53
7."Sew My Name"3:17
8."Covers Are Thrown"3:11
9."Middle of the Hill"2:28
10."Buttons"4:05
11."Vibrations in Air"4:15
12."Monkey with a Drum"5:18
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Unit 11"3:48
14."Birdcage on the Faultline" 
15.Untitled4:59

Some editions were also sold with Feeding the Wolves as a bonus CD.

UK Version

The UK had an alternate track listing.

No.TitleLength
1."Lines on Palms"3:04
2."Memories & Dust"3:06
3."Mannequins"3:31
4."Someone Else's Town"3:31
5."Private Education" (Taken from Feeding the Wolves)3:25
6."Sew My Name"3:17
7."Covers Are Thrown"3:11
8."Beg Your Pardon" (Taken from Feeding the Wolves)3:24
9."Vibrations in Air"4:15
10."Monkey with a Drum"5:18

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 4

Certification
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "The J Award 2007". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. "ARIA Awards Search Results – Josh Pyke". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Bernard Zuel, "Memories and Dust," Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March 2007.
  5. Noel Mengel, "Josh Pyke stitches up a real beauty," Courier Mail (Australia), 8 March 2007.
  6. Kathy McCabe, review of Memories & Dust, Daily Telegraph (Australia), 15 March 2007.
  7. "Australiancharts.com – Josh Pyke – Memories & Dust". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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