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Memories & Dust is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter, Josh Pyke. It was released in March in 2007 and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in 2020.

At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for five awards, with Pyke winning Best Adult Contemporary Album, Pyke and Connolly winning Producer of the Year and Connolly winning Engineer of the Year.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Bernard Zuel from Sydney Morning Herald described the music as evocative and moving and Pyke as "inventive" and "know how to construct music and lyrics into a form that is more than the sum of its parts

Noel Mengel from Courier Mail 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." Kathy McCabe from Daily Telegraph admired the melody and detail of the lyrics and music and described "Vibrations in Air" as "goose-bumpingly beautiful."

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lines on Palms"	3:04
2.	"Memories & Dust"	3:06
3.	"Forever Song"	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.	Title	Length
13.	"Unit 11"	3:48
14.	"Birdcage on the Faultline"
15.	Untitled	4:59

Some editions were also sold with Feeding the Wolves as a bonus CD.

UK Version

The UK had an alternate track listing.

No.	Title	Length
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
Australian Albums (ARIA)	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum	70,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	10 March 2007	CD digital download	Ivy League Records	IVY050
Europe	2007	CD digital download	Ivy League Records	1721395
Australia	2017	LP streaming	Ivy League Records	IVY357

References

"The J Award 2007". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
"ARIA Awards Search Results – Josh Pyke". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
Allmusic review
Bernard Zuel, "Memories and Dust," Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March 2007.
Noel Mengel, "Josh Pyke stitches up a real beauty," Courier Mail (Australia), 8 March 2007.
Kathy McCabe, review of Memories & Dust, Daily Telegraph (Australia), 15 March 2007.
"Australiancharts.com – Josh Pyke – Memories & Dust". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

v t e Josh Pyke
Discography
Studio albums	Memories & Dust Chimney's Afire Only Sparrows The Beginning and the End of Everything But for All These Shrinking Hearts Rome To Find Happiness
Live albums	Live at the Sydney Opera House
Compilation albums	Recordings 2003–2005 The Best of Josh Pyke
Extended plays	Feeding the Wolves Beaks of Crows Revisions 2020
Singles	"Middle of the Hill" "Memories & Dust" "Lines on Palms" "The Summer" "No One Wants a Lover"
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