Chimney's Afire

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Chimney's Afire
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Studio album by
Released4 October 2008
Studio Linear Recording Studios, Sydney
Genre Alternative rock, indie, pop rock
Length45:02
Label Ivy League Records
Producer Josh Pyke, Wayne Connolly & Paul McKercher
Josh Pyke chronology
Beaks of Crows
(2007)
Chimney's Afire
(2008)
Only Sparrows
(2011)
Singles from Chimney's Afire
  1. "The Lighthouse Song"
    Released: August 2008
  2. "Make You Happy"
    Released: 9 November 2008
  3. "The Summer"
    Released: February 2009

Chimney's Afire is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, the album was nominated for two awards, winning ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

AllMusic said "Chimney's Afire is ironically anything but afire, with decidedly safe music throughout. Pyke doesn't quite sound like anyone else, to his credit, but the music is strangely familiar and formulaic at the same time. There's a careful composition skill at work in the creation of these pieces, that makes ballads and pop ditties with equal aplomb and yet refuses to stand out at all from the other songs, or from other music on the market. Just a couple of tracks hold any reasonable energy – 'Make You Happy' which holds a bit of mid-'90s American contemporary rock to it, and 'You Don't Scare Me' which starts out with a thumping Ramones-style beat, but moves into a silky vocal line, something that Jonathan Coulton might have used in a parody of contemporary music. There's serious ability within Pyke's work, and yet the execution provides nothing of lasting impact. Use it for excellent ambient background music, but don't expect to be blown away." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Chimney's Afire"1:22
2."You Don't Scare Me"3:40
3."The Summer"3:25
4."The Lighthouse Song"3:46
5."Candle in Your Window"3:15
6."Variations"2:53
7."Make You Happy"2:57
8."Our House Breathing"3:09
9."Even in Corners"2:43
10."Don't Wanna Let You Down"3:41
11."Parking Lots"2:57
12."Eat Me Alive"3:51
13."New Year's Song"3:51
14."Where Two Oceans Meet"3:33

Charts

Chart (2008/09)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 3

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia4 October 2008
  • CD
  • digital download
Ivy League Records IVY072

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