JOSH PYKE DAY: josh pyke - you don't scare me / the lighthouse song / the summer / wuthering heights (kate bush cover)

aussie josh pyke has slowly turned into one of my favorite singer / songwriters around. his beautiful melodies and dense lyrics makes a surprising soundtrack while walking the streets of new york. if you haven't discovered this guy yet, hopefully these tracks from his latest album chimney's afire will offer you a good idea of his talent.


josh pyke - you don't scare me
[cait mahony won for this entry of an online competition to create a music video clip for this song. yeah cait!]


josh pyke - the lighthouse song
[i just simply LOVE this song! totally beautiful]


josh pyke - the summer


josh pyke - wuthering heights (kate bush cover)
[thought not even an iota of the drama of the original kate bush classic, but it's a nice cover]

new video saturday: the view, josh pyke, evermore, beverly knight,

the view - face for the radio
[sweet song! these boys keep on surprising me with what they can do.]


josh pyke - fed and watered
[yet another great song from josh's debut album memories and dust. bring this kid to the states already!]


evermore - never let you go
[good old fashioned epic guitar ballads don't come easily these days. so it's kind of surprisingly that this sweet ditty comes from a trio of brothers hailing from new zealand. must be all that greenery that inspires them so.]


beverly knight - after you
[not the best follow up single (at all) after the awesome no man's land. what's going on beverly?]

hear good music: josh pyke

taking up the guitar at a young age, singer/songwriter josh pyke quickly found popularity back in 2005 when the influential australian station triple J pinpointed him as an artist to watch. his subsequent singles all ended up on their year-end list and culminated to josh's nomination in the ARIA's as one of the best pop artists in australia for 2006. all this from his feeding the wolves EP!

with the recent release of his 1st full length album memories and dust, josh is also extending his popularity and is taking his gentle sweet vocals over to UK touring with the awesome scott matthews. hopefully his label will want to push him stateside so we can check him out in the US soon.


josh pyke - middle of the hill
[check out the single that caught my attention a few months back. autobiographical and catchy, no wonder the aussies went loopy so quickly]


josh pyke - memories & dust
[title track to his full length album, there is just a hint of crowded house here; and that's a good thing!]


josh pyke - lines on palms
[josh's latest single in australia. enjoy!]