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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Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

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Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Recent blog posts

Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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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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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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Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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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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Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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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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Angel Olsen Album Reviews

Singer-songwriter Angel Olsen hails from St. Louis Missouri, where she...
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A.C. Newman Album Reviews

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

Named after a Talking Heads song, Radiohead are the most...
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Black Midi Album Reviews

The members of Black Midi met at the BRIT School...
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Roxy Music Album Reviews

Roxy Music were formed in 1971 by vocalist and keyboardist...
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Suzanne Vega was born in Santa Monica, California. At the...
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10 Best Laura Nyro Songs

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Despite writing hit songs in the late 1960s and her...
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10 Best Songs by The Soft Boys

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Robyn Hitchcock started his recording career as the frontman for the...
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U2: Five Best Albums

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10 Best Lin-Manuel Miranda Songs

It’s been a ridiculously successful couple of years for Lin-Manuel...
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10 Best Fleetwood Mac Songs from the Buckingham-Nicks Era

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On New Year’s Eve 1974, Mick Fleetwood invited guitarist Lindsey...
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10 Best Sandy Denny Songs

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