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

Three female solo artists this week. Mitski and Hemlocke Springs...

Penny Lane by The Beatles

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

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

 Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz...

Recent blog posts

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

Three female solo artists this week. Mitski and Hemlocke Springs...

Penny Lane by The Beatles

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

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

 Who knows what tomorrow brings? But today brings a quiz...

The French Horn in Popular Music: A Playlist

As its name suggests, the French horn evolved from humans...
The Beatles Revolver

The Shuffle the Music Tag #2

Way back in October 2017, I was invited to participate...
Van Morrison It's Too Late to Stop Now

Nuggets II: Sad by The (Australian) Playboys

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...

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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Nuggets Box Set
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New Music Reviews


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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Arooj Aftab Album Reviews

Arooj Aftab was born in Saudi Arabia to Pakistani parents...

Richard X. Heyman

Richard X. Heyman started his career as a backing musician...

Neil Diamond Album Reviews

I was a teenager during the 1990s but I never...

Sting Album Reviews

Conventional wisdom suggests that Gordon Sumner surrendered his credibility when...
Sting Nothing Like The Sun

Nuggets

Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled...

The Beach Boys Album Reviews

As a casual music listener, it’s easy to hear The...
The Beach Boys Pet Sounds

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Genesis Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Originating at Charterhouse School, one of England’s most prestigious public schools...

Neil Diamond's Five Worst Songs

Adult contemporary superstar and Hebrew Hunk Neil Diamond is a...

Great B-Sides: Rain by The Beatles

For this b-side series, I’m only counting material that wasn’t...
The Beatles Past Masters Volume Two

10 Best Vanessa Carlton Songs

Vanessa Carlton is largely known as a one-hit wonder. The...

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