Aphoristic Album Reviews

Obsessively chronicling one person’s exploration of popular music

Welcome to Aphoristic Album Reviews, where I discuss highlights from the last sixty years of popular music. I write album reviews, highlight my favourite albumsblog regularly, and make lists.

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Nuggets II: I’m Just A Mops by The Mops

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2000s)

As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s...

10 Best Albums of 2021

I think it’s cheating to publish a best albums list...

Recent blog posts

Nuggets II: I’m Just A Mops by The Mops

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2000s)

As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s...

10 Best Albums of 2021

I think it’s cheating to publish a best albums list...

New Music Reviews: Jens Lekman, Margo Price, and Kerry Logan

Music from three different continents this week: Jens Lekman Songs...

Love the Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna

Every New Zealand #1 single 9 Love the Way You...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (1990s)

Last week, we looked at 1980s Grammy winners. This week...

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The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

Weezer Album Reviews

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...

Recent review pages

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

Weezer Album Reviews

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...

Wet Leg Album Reviews

Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg were breakout stars in 2021...

Ben Folds (Five) Album Reviews

Ben Folds was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, also the...

Taylor Swift Album Reviews

When I started this site, I wouldn’t have considered reviewing...

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Read about the discographies of musical acts from the 1960s to the present day. Browse this site's review archives or enjoy these random selections:

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The Beach Boys Album Reviews

As a casual music listener, it’s easy to hear The...
The Beach Boys Pet Sounds

Olivia Rodrigo Album Reviews

Olivia Isabel Rodrigo first came to prominence as an actor...

The Moody Blues Album Reviews

The Moody Blues started their career as an R&B band...

Carole King Album Reviews

Born Carol Klein, Carole King was the most successful female...
Carole King Tapestry

Stevie Wonder Album Reviews

Stevie Wonder is one of the most outrageously talented figures...
Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

MJ Lenderman Album Reviews

Mark Jacob Lenderman was born in Asheville, North Carolina. He’s...

I add new blog posts to this website every week. Browse the archives or enjoy these random selections:

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Burna Boy: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Burna Boy’s seventh album, I Told Them…, recently topped the...

10 Best Townes Van Zandt Songs

Singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt came from a prominent Texan family...
Townes Van Zandt For The Sake of the Song

Great B-sides: How Can You Tell Me? by The Flirtations

In hindsight, The Flirtations’ best known song, ‘Nothing But A...

10 Best Straitjacket Fits Songs

Of the indie guitar bands proffered by Dunedin’s Flying Nun...

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