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: Titanic, Sault, and Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore

2025,New Music Reviews

It’s an especially eclectic bunch this week – the ambient...

Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

Sporcle

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

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

2025,New Music Reviews

It’s an especially eclectic bunch this week – the ambient...

Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

Sporcle

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

10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs

2000s,The Ten Best Songs By...

New Jersey’s James Murphy obviously has a terrific record collection...

Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex

1990s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Cotton Eye Joe by...

The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

1970s,1980s

Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

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

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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Index

New Zealand #1 Hits

1990s

Matthew Sweet Album Reviews

2010s

Burna Boy Album Reviews

1980s

Lindsey Buckingham Album Reviews

2000s

Arcade Fire Album Reviews

2010s

Carly Rae Jepsen Album Reviews

1990s

Weezer Album Reviews

1970s

Kraftwerk Album Reviews

1990s

Fountains of Wayne Album Reviews

New Zealand

Finn Brothers Album Reviews

Crowded House The Very Best Of Recurring Dream

1980s,1990s,Album Rankings,favourite five

Neil Finn's Five Best Albums

1970s,Album Rankings

Steely Dan Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Album Rankings

Randy Newman Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1980s,Album Rankings

The Smiths: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,1980s,Album Rankings

Warren Zevon Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1990s,Album Rankings

Fountains of Wayne: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

2000s,2010s,2020s,Album Rankings

Kathleen Edwards: Albums Ranked

2000s,2010s,Album Rankings

Taylor Swift’s Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Album Rankings

Joni Mitchell: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Album Rankings

Yes Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Song Lists

10 Best Marshall Crenshaw 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

2000s,Index

2000s Album Reviews

2010s,Index

2010s Album Reviews

2020s,Index

2020s Album Reviews

New Zealand

New Zealand Music

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Music Quizzes

New Music Reviews

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.