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.

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: An Anatomy of Songs Graph

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...

In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham

The entire 50 year history of Fleetwood Mac has essentially...
Fleetwood Mac Mirage

10 Best Midnight Oil Songs

Drummer Rob Hirst, bassist Andrew James, and guitarist Jim Moginie...

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: An Anatomy of Songs Graph

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...

In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham

The entire 50 year history of Fleetwood Mac has essentially...
Fleetwood Mac Mirage

10 Best Midnight Oil Songs

Drummer Rob Hirst, bassist Andrew James, and guitarist Jim Moginie...

Nuggets II: The Train to Disaster by The Voice

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

Music Quiz: Can You Fill Me In? 1990s Songs III

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...

10 Best Wilco Songs

Jeff Tweedy was the junior partner in alt-country outfit Uncle...
Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Recent review pages

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

Recent review pages

Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...

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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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Sheryl Crow Album Reviews

Sheryl Crow was already on the wrong side of 30...

Billie Eilish Album Reviews

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell was the first musician born...

Matthew Sweet Album Reviews

1990s power-pop star Matthew Sweet was born in Nebraska –...

Sparks Album Reviews

Ron and Russell Mael grew up in Pacific Palisades, where...

Echo & the Bunnymen Album Reviews

Echo & the Bunnymen vocalist Ian McCulloch started his career...

Wet Leg Album Reviews

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

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Talk Talk Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Formed in 1981, London’s Talk Talk enjoyed an unusual career...

Sparks: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Sparks are the world’s longest-running cult band. The only constant...

10 Best Bangles Songs

The Bangles’ work has two facets. There’s the 1960s garage...

Gloria by Them – Great B-Sides

Van Morrison’s enjoyed a long and prolific career. Like Neil...

Warren Zevon Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Warren Zevon emerged later than most of his LA singer-songwriter...

Miranda Lambert Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Texas-born Miranda Lambert occupies her own zone between the current...

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