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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Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

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Every New Zealand #1 single 10 Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno...
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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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Jessie Ware: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Jessie Ware is the UK’s most likeable pop star. She’s...
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Recent blog posts

Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

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Every New Zealand #1 single 10 Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno...
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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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Jessie Ware: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Jessie Ware is the UK’s most likeable pop star. She’s...
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The Blue Nile's Best Album: Hats

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The Blue Nile are famous for their lack of productivity...
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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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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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Phoebe Bridgers Album Reviews

Indie singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers was born in Los Angeles and...
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The Moody Blues Album Reviews

The Moody Blues started their career as an R&B band...
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Maggie Rogers Album Reviews

Margaret Debay Rogers grew up in Maryland, the daughter of...
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Mk.gee Album Reviews

Michael Gordon grew up in New Jersey, where he played...
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Paul Westerberg Album Reviews

His work in the 1980s with the beloved Replacements left...
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Stereo Paul Westerberg Review

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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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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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Deja Vu

10 Best Gene Clark Songs

Gene Clark is best-known as an original member of The...
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – a single-LP version

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Elton John became a superstar in the early 1970s. But...
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10 Best Jimi Hendrix Songs

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James Marshall Hendrix was born in Seattle. After his discharge...
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Talk Talk Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Formed in 1981, London’s Talk Talk enjoyed an unusual career...
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You've Got The Power by Van Morrison: Great B-Sides

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Van Morrison is a prolific recording artist, releasing more than...
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