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 Music Artist By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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New Music Reviews: Angine de Poitrine and Joyce Manor

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Nuggets II: Path Through The Forest by The Factory

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

Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Music Artist By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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New Music Reviews: Angine de Poitrine and Joyce Manor

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It’s an unusually rocking week – the microtonal art rock...
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Nuggets II: Path Through The Forest by The Factory

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1980s Music Band By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1980s band to...
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Ten Favourite Keyboard Players

“These fingers of mine, they got brains in ’em. You...
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The New Pornographers' Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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The New Pornographers emerged in 2000, pooling talent from nationally...
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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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Recent review pages

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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Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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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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Dua Lipa Album Reviews

Pop music has become a much more respected art form...
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Vashti Bunyan Album Reviews

English folk-singer Vashti Bunyan has enjoyed a unique career trajectory...
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Jenny Lewis Album Reviews

When Jenny Lewis released her first solo album in 2006...
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Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...
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The Stone Roses Album Reviews

Vocalist Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire formed The Stone...
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Gob Nation Album Reviews (The Tubs, Joanna Gruesome,  Ex-Vöid et al)

Gob Nation are a South London-based group of musicians who...
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10 Best Chairlift Songs

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Caroline Polachek has enjoyed a breakout year, enjoying critical adoration...
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10 Best Split Enz Songs

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Split Enz first reached New Zealand’s attention with an appearance...
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Split Enz True Colours

The Smiths: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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The two figures at the centre of 1980s English indie-rock...
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The Smiths 1984 Debut

Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac: Great B-Sides

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Fleetwood Mac‘s 1977 album Rumours was a sales behemoth, jam...
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Alabamy Right by Sparks – Great B-Sides

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Ron and Russell Mael grew up in Pacific Palisades, California...
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10 Best Songs by The Band

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The Band Music From Big Pink

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