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.
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Rock and roll launched in the 1950s, but in the 1960s, the rock LP as an art form came into…
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The 1970s are beloved by music nerds. Artists in various genres cranked out a 40-minute album every year. The late…
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Rock music underwent a revolution in the late 1970s. A new generation of acts arrived, often stripping their sound back…
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The 1980s often get bad press, but they were full of great music. Admittedly many acts from earlier eras struggled…
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Because I was a teenager through the 1990s, my relationship with the decade’s music differs from other decades. I’d probably appreciate…
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The first decade of the 21st century feels like my home territory. I spent my teenage years in the 1990s…
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As time has gone on, music has splintered further into sub-genres. Technology has allowed anyone with the inclination to make…
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Less than two years into the new decade, it’s already been eventful. A global pandemic and BlackLivesMatter protests have already…
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As a New Zealander, this site is naturally biased towards New Zealand artists. I’ve collated them all into one page.…
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I don’t listen to much Christian music. Most modern worship sounds like Joshua Tree-era U2 to me. I prefer that…
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