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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Dance Monkey by Tones and I

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Every New Zealand #1 single 1 Dance Monkey by Tones...
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Music Quiz: An Anatomy of Songs Graph

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham

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The entire 50 year history of Fleetwood Mac has essentially...
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Fleetwood Mac Mirage

Recent blog posts

Dance Monkey by Tones and I

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Every New Zealand #1 single 1 Dance Monkey by Tones...
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Music Quiz: An Anatomy of Songs Graph

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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In Praise of Lindsey Buckingham

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The entire 50 year history of Fleetwood Mac has essentially...
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Fleetwood Mac Mirage

10 Best Midnight Oil Songs

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Drummer Rob Hirst, bassist Andrew James, and guitarist Jim Moginie...
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Nuggets II: The Train to Disaster by The Voice

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Can You Fill Me In? 1990s Songs III

Can you fill in the blank of these 1990s songs?...
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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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Recent review pages

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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The Last Dinner Party Album Reviews

The Last Dinner Party were the breakout UK stars of...
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Hayley Williams Album Reviews

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...
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Wolf Alice Album Reviews

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...
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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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Transatlantic Album Reviews

Transatlantic are a progressive rock supergroup, plucking members from other...
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Brandy Clark Album Reviews

Brandy Clark was born in Morton, Washington, a small logging...
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Billy Joel Album Reviews

As he helpfully informs us in his song ‘Leningrad’, Billy...
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The Mutton Birds Album Reviews

Don McGlashan kicked around the arty end of the New...
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2010s Miscellany

This page collects album reviews for 2010s artists for whom...
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Rosalía Album Reviews

Rosalía Vila Tobella was raised in a small town in...
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Ranking Jason Isbell’s Discography

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If you’re an old man, shouting at the clouds about...
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The 1975: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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10 Best Replacements Songs

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10 Best Buffalo Springfield Songs

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Californian folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield were short-lived but signicant. They recorded...
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Retrospective the best of Buffalo Springfield

Neil Diamond's Five Worst Songs

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Adult contemporary superstar and Hebrew Hunk Neil Diamond is a...
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The Band: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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