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.

The Shuffle the Music Tag #2

Song Lists

Way back in October 2017, I was invited to participate...

Nuggets II: Sad by The (Australian) Playboys

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Sporcle

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

The Shuffle the Music Tag #2

Song Lists

Way back in October 2017, I was invited to participate...

Nuggets II: Sad by The (Australian) Playboys

Nuggets II

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

Music Quiz: Women of Pop Music

Sporcle

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

The Shuffle the Music Tag

music

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

New Music Reviews: Ratboys and Mandy, Indiana

2026,New Music Reviews

It’s an uncharacteristically rocking week. Ratboys play rootsy rock and...

Low by Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain)

2000s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Low by Flo Rida...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

2020s

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Michael Omartian Album Reviews

1970s

Michael Omartian has a vast resume as a producer and...

Midnight Oil Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...

The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

2020s

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

2020s

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

2010s

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

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Kimbra Album Reviews

2010s

Rae Morris Album Reviews

New Zealand

Dave Dobbyn Album Reviews

1970s

The 2nd Chapter of Acts

1970s

Gram Parsons (and The Flying Burrito Brothers) Album Reviews

2010s

Little Simz Album Reviews

1980s

Sting Album Reviews

1980s,1990s,New Zealand

Straitjacket Fits Album Reviews

2010s

Real Lies Album Reviews

1970s

David Bowie Album Reviews

1980s,1990s,Album Rankings

Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs Albums Ranked

1970s,1980s,Album Rankings

Warren Zevon Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1990s,Album Rankings

Ween: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

1960s,Album Rankings

The Velvet Underground: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

2010s,Album Rankings

Mitski: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

2000s,Album Rankings

The Hold Steady: Albums Ranked from Best to Worst

1980s,1990s,Album Rankings

R.E.M. Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1970s,Album Rankings

Jackson Browne's 1970s Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

1960s,1970s,Album Rankings

10 Best Songs by Sugar

1960s,Index

1960s Album Reviews

Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness First Finale

1970s,Index

1970s Album Reviews

1970s – Punk and New Wave

Punk and New Wave Reviews

1980s,Index

1980s Album Reviews

1990s,Index

1990s Album Reviews

2000s,Index

2000s Album Reviews

2010s,Index

2010s Album Reviews

2020s,Index

2020s Album Reviews

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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.