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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New Music Reviews: Titanic, Sault, and Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore

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It’s an especially eclectic bunch this week – the ambient...
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Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...
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Recent blog posts

New Music Reviews: Titanic, Sault, and Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore

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It’s an especially eclectic bunch this week – the ambient...
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Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

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

Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...
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10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs

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New Jersey’s James Murphy obviously has a terrific record collection...
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Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex

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Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Cotton Eye Joe by...
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The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

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Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...
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Recent review pages

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Recent review pages

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Hayley Williams Album Reviews

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...
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Wolf Alice Album Reviews

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...
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The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...
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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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Snail Mail Album Reviews

Lindsey Jordan grew up in Baltimore also home to Beach...
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Manic Street Preachers

This page was largely written by a guest reviewer –...
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Squid Album Reviews

A crop of young, critically acclaimed post-punk bands emerged in...
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The Zombies Album Reviews

The Zombies get lost in the shuffle of British invasion...
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Zombies Odessey and Oracle Review

100 Best Albums of All Time

Here are my 100 favourites from the albums that I’ve...
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Brian Eno Another Green World

Ray LaMontagne Album Reviews

Ray LaMontagne worked in a shoe factory in Maine. One...
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10 Best Jeff Buckley Songs

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Jeff Buckley is best known for his sensitive reading of...
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The Replacements Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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During ten anarchic years, The Replacements recorded a ton of...
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The Replacements Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

Joni Mitchell: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Joni Mitchell emerged at a time when the women’s rights...
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Joni Mitchell Clouds

Needle Hits E by Sugar: Great B-Sides

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I spent many happy hours in my late teens and...
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Sugar Copper Blue

Genetic by Sonic Youth: Great B-Sides

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In The Beatles, George Harrison often suffered the indignity of...
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Great B-sides: Twilight Alehouse by Genesis

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B-sides are a relatively rare commodity for progressive rock bands...
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Genesis Foxtrot

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