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Firekites

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Firekites
OriginNewcastle, New South Wales, Australia
GenresFolk, Pop, Indie
Years active2008-
LabelsSpunk, Own Records
MembersTim McPhee
Jason Tampake
Ben Howe
Pegs Adams
Past membersJane Tyrell

Firekites are an Australian band from Newcastle, New South Wales. The group is composed of Tim McPhee, Ben Howe and Pegs Adams with other members including Jane Tyrrell (The Herd) and Jason Tampake (Josh Pyke), .[1][2] They released their debut album, The Bowery (produced by Wayne Connolly), in 2008[3] which has had significant airtime on national broadcaster Triple J.[4] Their chalk-drawn animation (by Lucinda Schreiber) video for "Autumn Story" was nominated for a J Award in 2009.[5]

In 2023, writer Andrew McMillen of The Australian included the 2008 band's album The Bowery in a list of albums that he considers "flawless" from recent decades. He wrote:

Rarely are debuts as fully formed and beguiling as that issued by Newcastle band Firekites, which centred shared male-female vocals, pretty acoustic guitar tones, innovative percussion and stunning violin interjections. Best played in the small hours.[6]

The group released its follow-up album Closing Forever Sky in 2014.[7][8]

Discography

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  • The Bowery - Spunk/EMI (URA245) (2008) [9][10][11]
  • Closing Forever Sky (2014)

References

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  1. ^ "Kites fly high", Sunday Herald Sun, 20 April 2008
  2. ^ Beaumont, Anita (9 April 2009), "Firekites go global", The Newcastle Herald
  3. ^ Wigney, James (20 April 2008), "Folk/Pop", Sunday Herald Sun
  4. ^ "Firekites blend musical styles", The Chronicle (Toowoomba), 23 October 2008
  5. ^ Edwards, Amy (21 August 2009), "Flying high after J Award nomination", The Newcastle Herald
  6. ^ Andrew McMillen. "Flawless: 52 of the best albums you'll ever hear". The Australian.
  7. ^ Girdler, Chris. "Firekites : Closing Forever Sky". Beat.
  8. ^ Sjostedt, Arne. "Album review: Firekites - Closing Forever Sky". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ Mengel, Noel (26 June 2008), "Mining the past can turn up real gems", The Courier Mail
  10. ^ McCabe, Kathy (29 May 2008), "The Bowery review", Daily Telegraph
  11. ^ Zuel, Bernard (24 May 2008), "Acoustic pop", The Sydney Morning Herald