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: 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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10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs

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

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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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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Music Quiz: Three Dog Night songs

I often try to steer away from single-artist quizzes. But...
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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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Billie Eilish Album Reviews

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell was the first musician born...
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience Album Reviews

Given his blatant talents, it’s amazing how long it took...
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Britt Walford and Brian McMahan met in their pre-teens, and...
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Ela Minus Album Reviews

Gabriela Jimeno Caldas was born in 1990 in Bogotá, Colombia...
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Natalie Merchant Album Reviews

Tired of making art by committee, Natalie Merchant left the...
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Japanese Breakfast Album Reviews

Michelle Zauner was born in South Korea and started her...
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Sign of Love by Aimee Mann

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Aimee Mann scored her only hit single with her first...
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10 Best Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs

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Despite releasing their first album in 1968, Creedence Clearwater Revival...
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Great B-sides: Find the Cost of Freedom by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

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So far, in this b-sides series, there have been four...
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Omnibus by The Move: Great B-Sides

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10 Best Matthew Sweet Songs

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Power-pop legend Matthew Sweet was born in Nebraska, but moved...
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Great B-Sides: She Don't Care About Time by The Byrds

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