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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Music Quiz: 1973 Songs and Artists Quiz

Can you link the songs and the artists from the...
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Stevie Wonder Talking Book

Your Significant Other’s Favourite Music

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10 Best Jackson Browne Songs

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Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He...
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Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: 1973 Songs and Artists Quiz

Can you link the songs and the artists from the...
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Stevie Wonder Talking Book

Your Significant Other’s Favourite Music

Over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing Lauryn Hill’s...
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10 Best Jackson Browne Songs

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Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He...
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Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an...
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Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Recent review pages

Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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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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Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...
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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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The Police Album Reviews

English trio The Police released their first album in 1978...
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Paramore Album Reviews

Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams moved from Mississippi to Tennessee...
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Lana Del Rey Album Reviews

When Lana Del Rey emerged with the viral single ‘Video...
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Richard X. Heyman

Richard X. Heyman started his career as a backing musician...
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Cleo Sol Album Reviews

Born in London, Cleopatra Nikolic’s parents met in a jazz...
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Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled...
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Ariana Grande Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Ariana Grande pivoted to a music career after four seasons...
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10 Worst New Order Lyrics

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Great music isn’t always synonymous with great lyrics – early...
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Great B-Sides: How Soon is Now? by The Smiths

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The French Horn in Popular Music: A Playlist

As its name suggests, the French horn evolved from humans...
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10 Best Split Enz Songs

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Split Enz True Colours

Crowded House’s Woodface reimagined

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