Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys

Incendiary's favourite librarian sends you all a short note.

There was some fine albums released this year.  Wilco's latest, A Ghost is Born, is notable for it's strength of songwriting, imaginative arrangements and searing guitar work from Jeff Tweedy, but ultimately I'll have to hand the album of the year prize to Brian Wilson's Smile.  Well worth the 37 year wait.  Thanks, Bri.

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“Smile” was always talked about as a beautiful vision. So much so that it was hard to believe that it could ever leave Brian Wilson's head.

Catch a wave, folks, surf's up.