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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Music Quiz: 50 Solo Artists…Fast and Fatal!

Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week’s challenge...

Pink Floyd Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Formed by London architecture students in 1964, Pink Floyd are one...

Nuggets II: Nothin’ by Ugly Ducklings

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

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: 50 Solo Artists…Fast and Fatal!

Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week’s challenge...

Pink Floyd Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Formed by London architecture students in 1964, Pink Floyd are one...

Nuggets II: Nothin’ by Ugly Ducklings

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

New Music Reviews: Hayley Williams, Wolf Alice, and William Tyler

Paramore’s Hayley Williams and London’s Wolf Alice continue to make...

Music Quiz: Just Music Duos

Welcome back for another week of quizzing. This week, your...

Talk Talk’s Best Album: The Colour of Spring

Talk Talk‘s career trajectory is one of the most fascinating...
Talk Talk The Colour of Spring

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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...

Recent review pages

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...

Blondshell Album Reviews

Sabrina Teitelbaum flirted with musical success in a different guise...

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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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Ducks Ltd. Album Reviews

The duo of Tom McGreevy and Evan Lewis met on...

The Jam Album Reviews

The Jam was formed by young teens in Woking, a...

Can Album Reviews

The experimental band Can were formed in Cologne in 1968...

Black Midi Album Reviews

The members of Black Midi met at the BRIT School...

Tiny Ruins Album Reviews

New Zealand is presently enjoying a strong crop of female...

Angel Olsen Album Reviews

Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen hails from St. Louis Missouri, where she...

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Great B-Sides: Dead Souls by Joy Division

Despite their short career, Joy Division were one of the...
Joy Division Substance 1977-1980

Aneurysm by Nirvana – Great B-Sides

The classic lineup of Nirvana – Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic...

Five Best Songs by The Front Lawn

The Flight of the Conchords weren’t New Zealand’s first musical/theatrical...

10 Best Counting Crows Songs

Counting Crows bridged the gap between alternative and classic rock...

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