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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Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

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

Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...

Recent blog posts

Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares

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

Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...

10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs

New Jersey’s James Murphy obviously has a terrific record collection...

Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex

Every New Zealand #1 single 4 Cotton Eye Joe by...

The Beach Boys—1978-1981 outtakes

Over the last couple of days, a treasure trove of...

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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...

Recent review pages

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...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

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

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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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John Martyn Album Reviews

John Martyn was born Iain David McGeachy, the son of...

Karla Bonoff Album Reviews

Karla Bonoff was born in Santa Monica, California. She played...

Van Morrison Album Reviews

Van Morrison began his career as the vocalist for the...
Van Morrison Into The Music

Punk and New Wave Reviews

Rock music underwent a revolution in the late 1970s. A...

Ela Minus Album Reviews

Gabriela Jimeno Caldas was born in 1990 in Bogotá, Colombia...

Fairport Convention Album Reviews

Fairport Convention are the focal point for British folk-rock of...
Fairport Convention Liege and Lief

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Tom Petty Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Florida rock and roller Tom Petty distinguished himself with a...

10 Best Jessie Ware Songs

The United Kingdom’s most likeable pop star, Jessie Ware is...

10 Best Kate Bush Songs

English art-pop artist Kate Bush is a creative genius, who...

10 Best Jellyfish Songs

Singing drummer Andy Sturmer and keyboardist Roger Manning started playing...

Man Without Ties by Paul Westerberg

The Replacements are one of my favourite bands of all...
14 Songs Paul Westerberg

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