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.

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Music Quiz: Pick a 1960s Music Artist By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1960s artist to...

New Music Reviews: Dina Ögon, Jill Scott

Always welcome, Dina Ögon deliver another album of smooth Scandinavian...

Dance Monkey by Tones and I

Every New Zealand #1 single 1 Dance Monkey by Tones...

Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: Pick a 1960s Music Artist By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1960s artist to...

New Music Reviews: Dina Ögon, Jill Scott

Always welcome, Dina Ögon deliver another album of smooth Scandinavian...

Dance Monkey by Tones and I

Every New Zealand #1 single 1 Dance Monkey by Tones...

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 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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Dimmer Album Reviews

In January 1994, Straitjacket Fits played their last gig at...

Mitski Album Reviews

Mitski Miyawaki was born in Japan to an American father...

The Smile Album Reviews

There hasn’t been a new Radiohead album since 2016’s A Moon...

Queen Album Reviews

Bassist and vocalist Tim Staffell quit trio Smile, but not...
Queen II

Townes Van Zandt Album Reviews

Born into a high-profile Texas oil family, Townes Van Zandt...
Townes Van Zandt Live at the Old Quarter

Curtis Mayfield Album Reviews

Curtis Mayfield was born in Chicago, where he sang in...

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The Definitive Charli XCX Album Ranking

British pop maverick has enjoyed her most successful album release...

Kathleen Edwards: Albums Ranked

Kathleen Edwards was born in Ottawa, but a diplomat’s daughter...

Carly Rae Jepsen: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Carly Rae Jepsen is pigeonholed as a one-hit-wonder. Her 2012...

10 Best Townes Van Zandt Songs

Singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt came from a prominent Texan family...
Townes Van Zandt For The Sake of the Song

Ranking Big Thief’s Albums

On this site, I have a list of my favourite...

Great B-Sides: Wall of Death by R.E.M.

Last week’s great b-side was a 1980s college rock band...
R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi Fi

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