Josh Pyke
Last Friday night was a very fun night and it started with quite the special gig at the Forum to see Josh Pyke. The Aussie singer/songwriter has no shortage of fans and it was evident when he spoke of the turnout being one of his biggest. I must be one of the last Australian musical bloggers to discover him since I was only recently informed about him through a fellow music fan and have been listening to his earlier EP Feeding The Wolves quite regularly as of late. He doesn’t use write complex arrangements or lyrics, just likable and honest music. His recent record Memories and Dust is also quite good but I still favour the earlier EP. Surrounded with a smallish string section and a great backdrop, standout performances included ‘Fill You In’ and ‘Feeding The Wolves’. He was supported by Whitley and 78 Saab. Pyke also took home the award for best adult contemporary album at last night’s Arias. Clearly the man is on fire and I look forward to seeing what he’ll come up with next.
Again, I didn’t take my camera since I wasn’t there to take photos so I’ve used one of Mathew Packer’s great pics above (from another gig mind you. I couldn’t find any from that night’s gig). Check out Mathew’s impressive flickr stream. Another great Aussie music photographer.
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