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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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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Recent blog posts

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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Music Quiz: Pick a 1980s Music Band By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1980s band to...
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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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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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Don Henley Album Reviews

Don Henley emerged as the primary lead singer of the...
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The Chills Album Reviews

The Chills started on the legendary Flying Nun indie label...
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100 Best Albums of All Time

Here are my 100 favourites from the albums that I’ve...
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Ariana Grande Album Reviews

Ariana Grande-Butera was born in Boca Raton, Florida to an...
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2010s Album Reviews

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As time has gone on, music has splintered further into...
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The Byrds Album Reviews

The Byrds started as a folk band, but their cover...
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I add new blog posts to this website every week. Browse the archives or enjoy these random selections:

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Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an...
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Semi Detached by Split Enz: Great B-Sides

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In 1978 New Zealand art-rockers Split Enz were in crisis...
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10 Best Karla Bonoff Songs

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Karla Bonoff emerged from the same LA scene as musicians...
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10 Best Songs by The Waterboys

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When Mike Scott formed The Waterboys he was the group’s...
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Billy Joel Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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I spent my teenage years enamoured by the pop tunes...
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Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam: Great B-Sides

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During sessions for their debut album Ten, bassist Jeff Ament...
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