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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L’Rain Album Reviews

Brooklyn’s Taja Cheek comes from a family entwined in the...
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Echo & the Bunnymen Album Reviews

Echo & the Bunnymen vocalist Ian McCulloch started his career...
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Jason Isbell Album Reviews

Jason Isbell joined Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley as a...
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Jason Isbell The Nashville Sound

The Police Album Reviews

English trio The Police released their first album in 1978...
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Cleo Sol Album Reviews

Born in London, Cleopatra Nikolic’s parents met in a jazz...
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Lucy Dacus Album Reviews

From Richmond, Virginia, Lucy Dacus is the daughter of a...
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Steely Dan Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Steely Dan released a string of quality records in the...
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Ranking Big Thief’s Albums

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On this site, I have a list of my favourite...
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Great B-Sides: Tell Me About Your Drugs by Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians

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English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock has created cult records all the...
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Jackson Browne's 1970s Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Jackson Browne is the quintessential 1970s singer-songwriter, a sensitive individual...
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Gillian Welch: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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For someone born in New York City, Gillian Welch has...
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The Clash: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Billed as “the only band that matters”, The Clash released...
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