Memories & Dust

Memories & Dust is the pop rock debut album by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was produced by Wayne Connolly and released in 2007 on the Ivy League Records label.

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
Lines On Palms - EP
(2007)		 Memories & Dust
(2007)		 Beaks of Crows
(2007)
Singles from Memories & Dust
  1. "Lines On Palms"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Memories & Dust"
    Released: 2007
  3. "Fed & Watered"
    Released: 2007
  4. "Forever Song"
    Released: 2007
  5. "Sew My Name"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reviewer Bernard Zuel 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[2] Reviewer Noel Mengel 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."[3] Reviewer Kathy McCabe admired the melody and detail of the lyrics and music and described "Vibrations in Air" as "goose-bumpingly beautiful."[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lines on Palms"3:04
2."Memories & Dust"3:06
3."Forever Song" (Exclusive to Australian Release)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

In the UK, 'Memories & Dust' has a very different track listing, with a reordered structure and a few songs being replaced with some of Josh's older songs.

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 [5]		 Weeks In
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 4 8

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Bernard Zuel, "Memories and Dust," Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March 2007.
  3. Noel Mengel, "Josh Pyke stitches up a real beauty," Courier Mail (Australia), 8 March 2007.
  4. Kathy McCabe, review of Memories & Dust, Daily Telegraph (Australia), 15 March 2007.
  5. "Australian Top 50 Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
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