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Adult Child
Rock · 1985 · 1 track · 45m

Adult Child

The Beach Boys

A fragile, unreleased collection of big band swing and synth-pop. Brian Wilson's voice is raw and weary, trading sun-drenched harmonies for midnight honesty.

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It's like a Sinatra record recorded in a basement by someone who's seen too much.

A weary, eccentric, and deeply vulnerable exploration of loneliness through the lens of big band nostalgia.

Adult Child · vs · The Beach Boys
Late Night+4.0σ

Late Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 1 Track · 45m
09
Be My Baby
2:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The devastatingly weary vocal performance on Still I Dream of It where Brian's voice sounds completely frayed.
The jarring but fascinating transition from lush big band brass to primitive early synthesizer textures.
The bizarrely hypnotic repetition of the bass vocal line on the reworked Shortenin' Bread.
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