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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Nuggets II: Rosalyn by The Pretty Things

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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No matter how jangled—10 Best Albums of 2025

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As a one-person music website, I’m unable to cover everything...
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Music Quiz: Artists on Billboard Year-End Hot 25 singles of 1980

Can you name all the year-end hot 25 singles of...
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Recent blog posts

Nuggets II: Rosalyn by The Pretty Things

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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No matter how jangled—10 Best Albums of 2025

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As a one-person music website, I’m unable to cover everything...
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Music Quiz: Artists on Billboard Year-End Hot 25 singles of 1980

Can you name all the year-end hot 25 singles of...
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10 Best Jessie Ware Songs

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The United Kingdom’s most likeable pop star, Jessie Ware is...
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New Music Reviews: Flock of Dimes, Nourished by Time, and Candelabra

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Flock of Dimes and Nourished By Time are both solo...
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The Sign by Ace of Base

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Every New Zealand #1 single 2 The Sign by Ace...
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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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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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Able Tasmans Album Reviews

Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band...
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Weezer Album Reviews

Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut with his...
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Wet Leg Album Reviews

Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg were breakout stars in 2021...
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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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Hüsker Dü Album Reviews

Hüsker Dü started as a hardcore punk act in Saint...
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Don Henley Album Reviews

Don Henley emerged as the primary lead singer of the...
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Nadia Reid Album Reviews

Singer-songwriter Nadia Reid hails from Port Chalmers. It’s a port...
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Run-DMC emerged early in the development of recorded hip hop...
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Taylor Swift Album Reviews

When I started this site, I wouldn’t have considered reviewing...
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Omnibus by The Move: Great B-Sides

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Another Lonely Christmas by Prince: Great B-Sides

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The b-side is often a British commodity, but one American...
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10 Best Songs from Paul Westerberg's Solo Career

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New Order Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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