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 albumsblog regularly, and make lists.

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The Look by Roxette

Every New Zealand #1 single 3 The Look by Roxette...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2010s)

As even more logic would dictate, we’re now up to...

The 1975: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

The members of The 1975 met at Wilmslow High School...

Recent blog posts

The Look by Roxette

Every New Zealand #1 single 3 The Look by Roxette...

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2010s)

As even more logic would dictate, we’re now up to...

The 1975: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

The members of The 1975 met at Wilmslow High School...

New Music Reviews: The Beths and Anna Tivel

This week, we have confessional power pop from NZ’s The...

Nuggets II: I’m Just A Mops by The Mops

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

Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (2000s)

As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s...

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The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

Weezer Album Reviews

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...

Recent review pages

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

Weezer Album Reviews

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...

Wet Leg Album Reviews

Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg were breakout stars in 2021...

Ben Folds (Five) Album Reviews

Ben Folds was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, also the...

Taylor Swift Album Reviews

When I started this site, I wouldn’t have considered reviewing...

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Read about the discographies of musical acts from the 1960s to the present day. Browse this site's review archives or enjoy these random selections:

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Tori Amos Album Reviews

Born Myra Ellen Amos, in North Carolina, Tori Amos took...

Japanese Breakfast Album Reviews

Michelle Zauner was born in South Korea and started her...

Squid Album Reviews

A crop of young, critically acclaimed post-punk bands emerged in...

Gillian Welch Album Reviews

Americana artist Gillian Welch was born in New York and...

2020s Album Reviews

Less than two years into the new decade, it’s already...

Upcoming Reviews

These are acts who I’d like to cover one day...

I add new blog posts to this website every week. Browse the archives or enjoy these random selections:

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10 Best Tori Amos Songs

Tori Amos was the youngest ever person admitted to the...

Singapore by Girls Aloud: Great B-Sides

Lots of dedicated music fans are sniffy about mainstream pop...

Jimmy Webb: Five Best Albums

Jimmy Webb enjoyed a sterling career as a songwriter in...
Jimmy Webb Ten Easy Pieces

Joni Mitchell: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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

Sweetest Thing by U2: Great B-Sides

Irish rock band U2 peaked with their 1987 album The...

10 Best Songs by Carole King

Even before she released her first solo album, New York’s...

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