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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10 Best Jackson Browne Songs

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Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He...
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Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Recent blog posts

10 Best Jackson Browne Songs

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Jackson Browne started his music career in his teens. He...
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Nuggets II: By My Side by The Elois

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up...
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Music Quiz: Pick a 1990s Group By Hit

Can you link an image of a 1990s band to...
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Suzanne Vega Albums: Ranked from Worst to Best

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Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega emerged in the mid-1980s after serving an...
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New Music Reviews: Joshua Chuquimia Crampton and Jessie Ware

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Two polar opposites this week – mainstream dance-pop from Jessie...
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Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

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Every New Zealand #1 single 10 Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno...
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Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Recent review pages

Harry Nilsson Album Reviews

Harry Edward Nilsson III successfully walked the line between commercial...
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Avalon Emerson Album Reviews

San Francisco’s Avalon Emerson made her reputation as a DJ...
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Waxahatchee Album Reviews

Katie Crutchfield started playing music in high school with her...
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Dina Ögon Album Reviews

Dina Ögon are a smooth Swedish supergroup. Lead vocalist Anna...
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Flock of Dimes Album Reviews

Jenn Wassner is talented and prolific. She’s a member of...
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Tears For Fears Album Reviews

Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were both members of the...
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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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Charly Bliss Album Reviews

Siblings Eva and Sam Hendricks grew up in Westport, Connecticut...
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Natalie Hemby Album Reviews

Natalie Hemby was born in Illinois, the daughter of a...
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2010s Album Reviews

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As time has gone on, music has splintered further into...
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The White Stripes Album Reviews

There are many examples in popular music of stripping away...
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1980s Miscellany

This page collects odds and ends from 1980s artists: Beastie...
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Tracy Chapman 1988 Debut

U2 Album Reviews

U2 started as a post-punk band, emerging from Ireland with...
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You've Got The Power by Van Morrison: Great B-Sides

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Van Morrison is a prolific recording artist, releasing more than...
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Neil Diamond's Five Worst Songs

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Adult contemporary superstar and Hebrew Hunk Neil Diamond is a...
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10 Best Emmylou Harris Songs

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Emmylou Harris was discovered by ex-Byrd Chris Hillman in a...
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The dB’s: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best

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The dB’s came from the same era as R.E.M., and...
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10 Best 10,000 Maniacs Songs

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The 10,000 Maniacs formed in upstate New York in 1981...
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Blues for George Michael by The Boo Radleys: Great B-Sides

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The Boo Radleys emerged in the shoegaze scene of the...
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