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.

New Music Reviews: Dry Cleaning and Charli XCX

2026,New Music Reviews

We’re stuck in the UK this week – the deadpan...

Nuggets II: Slaves Time by The Slaves

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: D Singers by Decade

Sporcle

Can you match a bunch of singers to the decade...

New Music Reviews: Dry Cleaning and Charli XCX

2026,New Music Reviews

We’re stuck in the UK this week – the deadpan...

Nuggets II: Slaves Time by The Slaves

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: D Singers by Decade

Sporcle

Can you match a bunch of singers to the decade...

Van Morrison in the 1980s: Five Best Albums

Album Rankings,favourite five

I’ve already posted about my favourite five Van Morrison albums...

Five Best Michael Omartian Songs

1970s,1980s,Song Lists,The Ten Best Songs By...

Illinois-born Michael Omartian is best known as a producer. He...

Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel

1990s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 9 Homeward Bound by Simon...

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

2020s

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

2020s

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

2020s

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

2010s

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

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

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1960s

The Beatles Album Reviews

1970s

Big Star Album Reviews

2010s

Natalie Prass Album Reviews

2010s

Brandy Clark Album Reviews

1990s

Mark Kozelek Album Reviews

1980s

Run-DMC

New Zealand

Bic Runga Album Reviews

1990s,Index

1990s Album Reviews

Christian Contemporary Music – Miscellany

1980s,1990s,New Zealand

Straitjacket Fits Album Reviews

1970s,Album Rankings

ABBA: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1980s,1990s,Album Rankings

Heavenly Pop Hits—The Chills Albums Ranked

2010s,2020s,Album Rankings

Sault Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

2000s,Album Rankings

Transatlantic: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

2000s,2010s,Album Rankings

The New Pornographers' Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

The Replacements Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

1980s,Album Rankings

The Replacements Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1980s,Album Rankings

New Order Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

2010s,Album Rankings

Ariana Grande Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

2010s,Album Rankings

Mitski: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1980s,Album Rankings

Crowded House Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1960s,The Ten Best Songs By…

10 Best Fairport Convention Songs

Bad Lyrics,Song Lists

10 Excellent Tom Petty Deep Cuts

1980s,Song Lists

10 Best Hit Songs of the 1980s

1960s,Song Lists

10 Best Hit Songs of the 1960s

2000s,The Ten Best Songs By…

The 10 Best Songs by The New Pornographers

The Ten Best Songs By…

10 Best Dire Straits Songs

1960s,Index

1960s Album Reviews

Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

1970s,Index

1970s Album Reviews

1970s – Punk and New Wave

Punk and New Wave Reviews

1980s,Index

1980s Album Reviews

1990s,Index

1990s Album Reviews

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2010s,Index

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2020s Album Reviews

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Aphoristical

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.