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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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 blog posts

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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Ten Favourite Keyboard Players

“These fingers of mine, they got brains in ’em. You...
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The New Pornographers' Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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The New Pornographers emerged in 2000, pooling talent from nationally...
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New Music Reviews: The New Pornographers and Courtney Marie Andrews

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Two albums inspired by darkness and turmoil this week. Courtney...
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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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Recent review pages

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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Midnight Oil Album Reviews

Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie formed Farm in Sydney in...
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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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Townes Van Zandt Album Reviews

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

Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay were formed when keyboardist Charlie Lowell met...
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Wilco Album Reviews

Jeff Tweedy was always the junior partner in the pioneering...
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Wilco Being There

New Zealand Music

As a New Zealander, this site’s naturally biased towards New...
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Dire Straits Album Reviews

Dire Straits were a talented band at the wrong time...
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Album Reviews

Rock and roll’s perpetual underdog, Thomas Earl Petty was born...
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10 Best Fairport Convention Songs

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Bassist Ashley Hutchings and rhythm guitarist Simon Nicol formed Fairport Convention in...
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The Butterfly Collector by The Jam: Great B-Sides

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The Jam are arguably the most British band ever, with...
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The Replacements Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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During ten anarchic years, The Replacements recorded a ton of...
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The Replacements Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash

Blues for George Michael by The Boo Radleys: Great B-Sides

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The Boo Radleys emerged in the shoegaze scene of the...
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10 Best Bangles Songs

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The Bangles’ work has two facets. There’s the 1960s garage...
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…Baby One More Time by Fountains of Wayne: Great (Almost) B-Sides

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Power pop band Fountains of Wayne was formed by Adam...
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