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baroque pop

The Beach Boys

6 tracks across 3 playlists

Hawthorne, CA. Brian Wilson's harmony-and-existential-dread sandbox with Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston. 'Surfin' Safari' through 'Surfer Girl' through 'All Summer Long' built the surf-pop foundation; then 'Pet Sounds' (1966) became one of the most influential albums ever recorded — the record that pushed the Beatles to make 'Sgt. Pepper.' 'Smile' (lost for decades, finally released in fragments). 'God Only Knows' is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Brian's mental-health struggles and the Murry Wilson / Eugene Landy chapters complicate the story. Foundational American pop.