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: The Train to Disaster by The Voice

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Can You Fill Me In? 1990s Songs III

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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10 Best Wilco Songs

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

Recent blog posts

Nuggets II: The Train to Disaster by The Voice

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Can You Fill Me In? 1990s Songs III

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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10 Best Wilco Songs

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

New Music Reviews: Mitski, Hemlocke Springs, L.A. Mitchell

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Three female solo artists this week. Mitski and Hemlocke Springs...
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Penny Lane by The Beatles

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Every New Zealand #1 single 10 Penny Lane by The...
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The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour

Music Quiz: #1 Song to Artist Match-Up (1982)

 Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz...
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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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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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Recent review pages

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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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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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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Cassandra Jenkins Album Reviews

New York’s Cassandra Jenkins comes from a musical family. Her...
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Tori Amos Album Reviews

Born Myra Ellen Amos, in North Carolina, Tori Amos took...
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Phoebe Bridgers Album Reviews

Indie singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers was born in Los Angeles and...
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Tirzah Album Reviews

As a teenager, Tirzah Mastin was on the path to...
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About Aphoristic Album Reviews

I was born in 1979, in Lower Hutt New Zealand...
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Sandy Denny Album Reviews

After recording 1969’s landmark folk-rock album Liege & Lief, Fairport...
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Needle Hits E by Sugar: Great B-Sides

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I spent many happy hours in my late teens and...
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Sugar Copper Blue

I’m Not Like Everybody Else by The Kinks: Great B-Sides

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The Kinks formed in Muswell Hill, London, in 1964. They...
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10 Best Replacements Songs

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Set the Ray to Jerry by The Smashing Pumpkins: Great B-Sides

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I’m just the right age to have accumulated a collection...
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Great B-Sides: That Girl, Black Girl and Rock 'n' Roll Friend by The Go-Betweens

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Aside from their debut, each of The Go-Betweens’ studio albums...
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16 Lovers Lane The Go-Betweens

Ween: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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