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Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun
It’s something of a miracle that the chief Beach Boy is still capable of making music. Few expected the manic depressive genius to emerge from his sandbox and drug-addled stupor. So this ambitious song cycle, a mostly brilliant exploration of southern Californian culture that echoes both Pet Sounds and Smile, is a happy surprise. Its sun-kissed harmonies on songs like “Good Kind of Love” are tempered with darker numbers such as “Midnight’s Another Day,” which detail Wilson’s struggle with personal demons.
