225 - The Beach Boys / Brian Wilson: SMiLE

About this episode

This episode is dedicated to Brian Wilson, focusing on his influential album SMiLE and celebrating his legacy in pop music.

We dedicate this episode to the memory of America's premier pop musician/composer, Brian Wilson. He made us all smile. We spend most of the episode fawning over the album, but...at the same time, why wouldn't you? Originally recorded June 22, 2025.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew

Topics covered

• Brian Wilson
• The Beach Boys
• SMiLE
• pop music
• album review
• music commentary

Keywords

• Brian Wilson
• The Beach Boys
• SMiLE
• pop musician
• album review
• music commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Beach Boys

Books & works: SMiLE

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