Review | Tuesday 30 August 2011
Only Sparrows by Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke is the kind of guy you secretly hope to meet one day: not only is he a bit cute, but his ability to turn guitar and dream-like singing into the story of your life – love, family, happiness, pain and all that’s in-between – is downright good for the ears. This is summery indie-folk, sometimes tender and pared back, as in 'Punch in the Heart' (with Little Birdy’s Katy Steele); sometimes transformed by well-timed violins to turn 'Coffee Cups' from its gentle beginnings into something spine-tingling; or, like 'Break, Shake, Make, Matter', harking back to his trademark chipper-melancholy Pyke style. Lovely.