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 albums, blog regularly, and make lists.

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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an...
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New Music Reviews: Joshua Chuquimia Crampton and Jessie Ware

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Two polar opposites this week – mainstream dance-pop from Jessie...
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Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an...
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New Music Reviews: Joshua Chuquimia Crampton and Jessie Ware

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Two polar opposites this week – mainstream dance-pop from Jessie...
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Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

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Every New Zealand #1 single 10 Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Music Artist By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Jessie Ware: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Jessie Ware is the UK’s most likeable pop star. She’s...
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Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line in the...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Recent review pages

Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line in the...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Dina Ögon Album Reviews

Dina Ögon are a smooth Swedish supergroup. Lead vocalist Anna...
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Flock of Dimes Album Reviews

Jenn Wassner is talented and prolific. She’s a member of...
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Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...
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Graham Fyfe has been writing this website since his late teens. Now in his forties, he’s been obsessively listening to albums for years. He works as a web editor and plays the piano.

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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

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Talking Heads Album Reviews

The Talking Heads started out playing in legendary New York...
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Martinis and Bikinis – Sam Phillips

1994, 8.5/10. The reference point for Martinis & Bikinis is...
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A.C. Newman Album Reviews

Allan Carl Newman is best known as the driving force...
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Eagles Album Reviews

The Eagles achieved stratospheric success in the 1970s, effectively bridging...
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New Zealand Music

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10 Best Syd Barrett Songs

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10 Best Pop-Era Genesis Songs

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Genesis formed in the 1960s, when Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks...
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10 Best Television Songs

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The band Television emerged from the same CBGB scene that...
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I Don’t Know What You’ve Got But It’s Got Me (Part 2) by Little Richard: Great B-Sides

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Little Richard emerged in the first wave of rock and...
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10 Best Aretha Franklin Songs

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Aretha Franklin was the Queen of Soul, a powerhouse vocalist...
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