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.

Music Quiz: Missing Word Band Songs

Sporcle

Can you complete song titles with the word “band” in...

New Music Reviews: Neko Case, Geese, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

2025,New Music Reviews

Neko Case is back with her gothic Americana. Brooklyn’s Geese...

Positions by Ariana Grande

2020s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 8 Positions by Ariana Grande...

Music Quiz: Missing Word Band Songs

Sporcle

Can you complete song titles with the word “band” in...

New Music Reviews: Neko Case, Geese, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

2025,New Music Reviews

Neko Case is back with her gothic Americana. Brooklyn’s Geese...

Positions by Ariana Grande

2020s,NZ #1 hits

Every New Zealand #1 single 8 Positions by Ariana Grande...

Music Quiz: Cry, Die, Fly, Fall Songs

Sporcle

Can you complete song titles with cry, die, fly, or...

Five Best They Might Be Giant Songs for Children

Song Lists

I enjoy Lincoln and I adore ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’...

New Music Reviews: Cardiacs, Great Grandpa, and Tyler Childers

2025,New Music Reviews

England’s zolo band Cardiacs return, despite the 2020 passing of...

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

2020s

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

2010s

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Hayley Williams Album Reviews

2020s

Hayley Williams is best known as the lead vocalist of...

Wolf Alice Album Reviews

2010s

Wolf Alice started in 2010 as an acoustic duo when...

The Go-Go’s Album Reviews

1970s - Punk and New Wave

The Go-Go’s emerged from the late 1970s L.A. punk scene...

Able Tasmans Album Reviews

NZ #1 hits

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...

Weezer Album Reviews

1990s

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...

Wet Leg Album Reviews

2020s

Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg were breakout stars in 2021...

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Neil Young: Five Best Albums

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Yes Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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Tom Petty Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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10 Best Wilco Songs

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Five Best Anika Moa Songs for Children

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10 Worst Song Lyrics of All Time

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10 Best Carly Rae Jepsen Songs

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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.