Firekites
Australian band
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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]
Firekites | |
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| Origin | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Folk, pop, indie |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Spunk, Own Records |
| Members | Tim McPhee Jason Tampake Ben Howe Pegs Adams |
| Past members | Jane Tyrell |
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:
The group released its follow-up album Closing Forever Sky in 2014.[7][8]