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: 1971 in British Music

Can you correctly answer multi-choice questions about British music in...
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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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New Music Reviews: Titanic, Sault, and Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore

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It’s an especially eclectic bunch this week – the ambient...
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Recent blog posts

Music Quiz: 1971 in British Music

Can you correctly answer multi-choice questions about British music in...
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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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Fairport Convention Unhalfbricking

New Music Reviews: Titanic, Sault, and Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore

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It’s an especially eclectic bunch this week – the ambient...
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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...
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Music Quiz: 3 Songs, 1 Common Name

I found this week’s quiz confusing at first. You need...
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10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs

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

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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The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...
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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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Dua Lipa Album Reviews

Pop music has become a much more respected art form...
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Natalie Prass Album Reviews

Natalie Prass was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up...
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Burna Boy Album Reviews

Nigeria’s Burna Boy was born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu. He’s connected...
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Arcade Fire Album Reviews

For a band, there are essentially two different career trajectories...
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Robyn Hitchcock Album Reviews

The son of novelist Raymond Hitchcock, Robyn Hitchcock has enjoyed...
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Marlon Williams Album Reviews

Marlon Williams grew up in Lyttleton, New Zealand. He toured...
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Joni Mitchell: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Joni Mitchell emerged at a time when the women’s rights...
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10 Worst Song Lyrics of All Time

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Unless you’re Leonard Cohen or Gil-Scott Heron, lyrics in popular...
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The Plague by Scott Walker: Great B-Sides

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Scott Walker is one long-time favourite artist who I’ve barely...
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Tom Petty Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

Florida rock and roller Tom Petty distinguished himself with a...
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Great B-Sides: Hello in There by 10,000 Maniacs

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Folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs often recorded covers for their b-sides;...
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10 Best Jimi Hendrix Songs

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James Marshall Hendrix was born in Seattle. After his discharge...
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