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.

Recent blog posts

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

Recent blog posts

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...

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Can you link the first and last names of famous...

The Shuffle the Music Tag

I was invited to participate in the Shuffle the Music...
Jazz Queen

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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NZ #1 Hit Songs
Nuggets Box Set
Music Quizzes
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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Emmylou Harris Album Reviews

Emmylou Harris started as a folkie – born in Alabama...

LCD Soundsystem

James Murphy’s LCD Soundsystem blurred the lines between electronic and...

Jason Isbell Album Reviews

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

Taylor Swift Album Reviews

When I started this site, I wouldn’t have considered reviewing...

1980s Miscellany

This page collects odds and ends from 1980s artists: Beastie...
Tracy Chapman 1988 Debut

Lauryn Hill Album Reviews

Lauryn Hill was born and raised in New Jersey. She...

I add new blog posts to this website every week. Browse the archives or enjoy these random selections:

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Vampire Weekend’s Albums Ranked

Vampire Weekend were formed by students at Columbia University. Frontman...

The Beatles: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

Miraculously, two of the most talented vocalists and songwriters in...
The Beatles Help

10 Best Lin-Manuel Miranda Songs

It’s been a ridiculously successful couple of years for Lin-Manuel...

10 Best Wilco Songs

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

Roxy Music Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

English art-rock band Roxy Music was formed by vocalist Bryan...
Roxy Music Siren

10 Best Songs by The Soft Boys

Robyn Hitchcock started his recording career as the frontman for the...

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