This is an archive of album reviews that I’ve been writing since around 2000.
Reviews are organised by decade – artists are filed under their most successful or prolific decade. Sometimes this is confusing – Radiohead are filed under the 1990s, even though some of their most acclaimed music was released in the 2000s. Led Zeppelin and Joni Mitchell started their recording careers in the 1960s, but are filed under the 1970s since most of their most beloved records were released during that decade.
1960s Album Reviews

1970s Album Reviews

Punk and New Wave Reviews

1980s Album Reviews

1990s Album Reviews

2000s Album Reviews

2010s Album Reviews

2020s Album Reviews

New Zealand Music

Christian Contemporary Music

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- Best Album by Year
- Bic Runga Album Reviews
- Big Star Album Reviews
- Big Thief Album Reviews
- Billie Eilish Album Reviews
- Billy Joel Album Reviews
- Bill Withers Album Reviews
- Black Midi Album Reviews
- Blog
- Bob Dylan Album Reviews
- Boygenius Album Reviews
- Brandy Clark Album Reviews
- Bressa Creeting Cake
- Brian Eno Album Reviews
- Bruce Springsteen Album Reviews
- Buffalo Springfield Album Reviews
- Burna Boy Album Reviews
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- Can Album Reviews
- Carly Rae Jepsen Album Reviews
- Carole King Album Reviews
- Caroline Polachek Album Reviews
- Cat Stevens Album Reviews
- Chairlift Album Reviews
- Charli XCX Album Reviews
- Charly Bliss Album Reviews
- Christian Contemporary Music
- Christian Contemporary Music – Miscellany
- Cleo Sol Album Reviews
- Contact
- Creedence Clearwater Revival Album Reviews
- Crosby, Stills & Nash Album Reviews
- Crowded House Album Reviews
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E
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- Jackson Browne Album Reviews
- James Taylor Album Reviews
- Jamila Woods Album Reviews
- Janelle Monáe Album Reviews
- Jars of Clay
- Jason Isbell Album Reviews
- Jeff Buckley Album Reviews
- Jellyfish Album Reviews
- Jenny Lewis Album Reviews
- Jessie Ware Album Reviews
- Jimmy Webb Album Reviews
- John Cale Album Reviews
- John Martyn Album Reviews
- Joni Mitchell Album Reviews
- Josh Rouse Album Reviews
- Joy Division Album Reviews
- Judee Sill Album Reviews
- Julien Baker Album Reviews
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- Magdalena Bay Album Reviews
- Maggie Rogers Album Reviews
- Manic Street Preachers
- Marillion Album Reviews
- Mark Kozelek Album Reviews
- Marlon Williams Album Reviews
- Marshall Crenshaw Album Reviews
- Martinis and Bikinis – Sam Phillips
- Matthew Sweet Album Reviews
- Mdou Moctar Album Reviews
- Miranda Lambert Album Reviews
- Mitski Album Reviews
- My Bloody Valentine Album Reviews
- M.I.A. Album Reviews
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- Paramore Album Reviews
- Paul Simon Album Reviews
- Paul Westerberg
- Pavement Album Reviews
- Pearl Jam Album Reviews
- Peter Gabriel Album Reviews
- Pet Shop Boys Album Reviews
- Phoebe Bridgers Album Reviews
- Pink Floyd Album Reviews
- Pixies Album Reviews
- Portishead Album Reviews
- Prefab Sprout Album Reviews
- Punk and New Wave Miscellany
- Punk and New Wave Reviews
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- Radiohead Album Reviews
- Rae Morris Album Reviews
- Rage Against the Machine Album Reviews
- Randy Newman Album Reviews
- Ray LaMontagne Album Reviews
- Real Lies Album Reviews
- Recent Additions
- Richard and Linda Thompson Album Reviews
- Richard Dawson Album Reviews
- Richard X. Heyman
- Robyn Hitchcock Album Reviews
- Rosalía Album Reviews
- Roxy Music Album Reviews
- Run-DMC
- R.E.M. Album Reviews
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- Sam Phillips Album Reviews
- Sandy Denny Album Reviews
- Sault Album Reviews
- Scott Walker Album Reviews
- Sheryl Crow Album Reviews
- Sigur Rós
- Simon and Garfunkel Album Reviews
- Slint
- Snail Mail Album Reviews
- Soccer Mommy Album Reviews
- Spirit Album Reviews
- Split Enz Album Reviews
- Squid Album Reviews
- Steely Dan Album Reviews
- Stevie Wonder Album Reviews
- Sting Album Reviews
- Straitjacket Fits Album Reviews
- Sufjan Stevens Album Reviews
- Sugar Album Reviews
- Suzanne Vega Album Reviews
- Syd Barrett Album Reviews
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- Talking Heads Album Reviews
- Talk Talk Album Reviews
- Taylor Swift Album Reviews
- Television Album Reviews
- The Band Album Reviews
- The Beach Boys Album Reviews
- The Beach Boys Solo
- The Beatles Album Reviews
- The Beths Album Reviews
- The Blue Nile Album Reviews
- The Byrds Album Reviews
- The Cars Album Reviews
- The Clash Album Reviews
- The dB’s Album Reviews
- The Decemberists
- The Front Lawn Album Reviews
- The Go-Betweens Album Reviews
- The Hold Steady Album Reviews
- The Jam Album Reviews
- The Japanese House Album Reviews
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience Album Reviews
- The Moody Blues Album Reviews
- The Mutton Birds Album Reviews
- The New Pornographers Album Reviews
- The Phoenix Foundation Album Reviews
- The Police Album Reviews
- The Raincoats Album Reviews
- The Replacements Album Reviews
- The Rolling Stones Album Reviews
- The Smiths Album Reviews
- The Soft Boys Album Reviews
- The Stone Roses Album Reviews
- The Velvet Underground Album Reviews
- The Waterboys
- The White Stripes
- The Zombies Album Reviews
- The 1975 Album Reviews
- The 2nd Chapter of Acts
- Tiny Ruins Album Reviews
- Tirzah Album Reviews
- Todd Rundgren Album Reviews
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Album Reviews
- Tom Waits Album Reviews
- Top-Rated Albums
- Tori Amos Album Reviews
- Townes Van Zandt Album Reviews
- Transatlantic Album Reviews
- tricot Album Reviews
- Trinity Roots Album Reviews
- Tyler, The Creator Album Reviews
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- 10,000 Maniacs Album Reviews
- 100 Best Albums of All Time
- 1960s Album Reviews
- 1960s Miscellany
- 1970s Album Reviews
- 1970s Miscellany
- 1980s Album Reviews
- 1980s Miscellany
- 1990s Album Reviews
- 1990s Miscellany
- 2000s Album Reviews
- 2000s Miscellany
- 2010s Album Reviews
- 2010s Miscellany
- 2020s Album Reviews
- 2020s Miscellany
- 2020s Miscellany Part 2
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Aphoristic Album Reviews is almost entirely written by one person.
Graham Fyfe is probably the only music blogger to appreciate both Neil Diamond and Ariana Grande. Based in Fleet Street (New Zealand), he's been writing this blog since around 2000. Aphoristic Album Reviews features reviews and blog posts across a growing spectrum of popular music.
Review Pages
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:

Ween Album Reviews

U2 Album Reviews

Echo & the Bunnymen Album Reviews

The Blue Nile Album Reviews

Prefab Sprout Album Reviews

The Byrds Album Reviews
Blog Posts
I add new blog posts to this website every week. Browse the archives or enjoy these random selections:

Bruce Springsteen: Favourite Five Albums

Neil Diamond's Five Worst Songs

Eagles Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

10 Best Songs by The Band

Roxy Music Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best
