Editing Brian Wilson (section)

===Alternative music and continued cultural resonance===

Wilson has also been declared the "godfather" of [[punk rock|punk]], [[indie rock]], and [[emo]].<ref name="Cardenas20"/> Principally through his early records, Wilson, alongside his collaborator Mike Love, was a key influence on the development of punk rock and the movement's evolution into indie rock.<ref name=Shoup2015>{{cite web|last1=Shoup|first1=Brad|title=How Brian Wilson Helped Spawn Punk|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1793955/how-brian-wilson-helped-spawn-punk/franchises/essay/|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>{{refn|group=nb|In a 2001 interview, Darian Sahanaja characterized Wilson as "more punk [than modern punk bands]. Just him on stage - you can see teenagers going 'whoahh!' as he says things off the top of his head. At Neil Young's [[Bridge School Benefit|Bridge Benefit Concert]] for disabled children he'd say - 'OK this is for all the crippled children...' [...] There's no irony there."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ridley |first1=Stephen |title=The Wondermints |url=http://cwas.hinah.com/interview/?id=70 |website=Comes with a Smile |access-date=July 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628075450/http://cwas.hinah.com/interview/?id=70 |archive-date=June 28, 2008 |date=Spring 2001}}</ref>}} According to critic [[Carl Wilson (critic)|Carl Wilson]] (no relation to the Beach Boys' Carl Wilson), "The [[Ramones]], for instance, seized on and subverted the early Wilson template: [[Be True to Your School]] became [[Rock 'n' Roll High School (song)|Rock'n'Roll High School]]."<ref name=BBCMozart/> The critic adds that Wilson's "vulnerability", "offbeat instruments", and "intricate harmonies", together with the ''Smile'' mythos, served as a "touchstone" for art-inclined [[post-punk]] and bands such as [[Pere Ubu]], [[XTC]], [[U2]], [[R.E.M.]], the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], and [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]].<ref name=BBCMozart>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Carl|title=The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson: America's Mozart?|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150608-is-this-americas-mozart|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=June 9, 2015}}</ref>

Later in the 20th century, Wilson was credited with "godfathering" an era of independently produced music that was heavily indebted to his melodic sensibilities, [[chamber pop]] orchestrations, and recording experiments.<ref name="Leas2016">{{cite web |last1=Leas|first1=Ryan|title=Tomorrow Never Knows: How 1966's Trilogy Of Pet Sounds, Blonde On Blonde, And Revolver Changed Everything|website=[[Stereogum]]|date=August 5, 2016|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1892600/tomorrow-never-knows-how-1966s-trilogy-of-pet-sounds-blonde-on-blonde-and-revolver-changed-everything/franchises/sounding-board/}}</ref> Author Nathan Wiseman-Trowse credited Wilson, alongside Spector, with having "arguably pioneered", in popular music, the "approach to the sheer physicality of sound", an integral characteristic of the [[dream pop]] genre.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wiseman-Trowse|first1=Nathan|title=Performing Class in British Popular Music|date=September 30, 2008|publisher=Springer|pages=148–154|isbn=9780230594975|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=egeMDAAAQBAJ&rdid=book-egeMDAAAQBAJ&rdot=1}}</ref> Newer acts who were influenced by Wilson, or that voiced their admiration, included <!--- Also mentioned in source: the Ramones, XTC, R.E.M., --->[[Robyn Hitchcock]], [[Redd Kross]], [[The Church (band)|the Church]], [[Rain Parade]], [[Big Dipper (band)|Big Dipper]], [[the Go-Betweens]], [[Psychic TV]], [[the Feelies]], and [[the dBs]].<ref name="Contrast88"/>

[[File:Barenaked Ladies performing on-board Ships and Dip III cruise in 2008.jpg|thumb|[[Barenaked Ladies]] enjoyed a top 40 hit with their tribute song, "[[Brian Wilson (song)|Brian Wilson]]", in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|magazine=Billboard|date=1998|title=Radio Leaps for Barenaked Ladies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18}}</ref> Wilson himself performed the song at his concerts, showcased on ''Live at the Roxy''.{{sfn|Wilson|Greenman|2016|p=93}}]]

Many of the most popular acts of the 1980s and 1990s recorded songs that celebrated or referenced Wilson's music, including R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, [[Barenaked Ladies]], [[the Jayhawks]], and [[Wilco]].{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=276}} Simultaneously, [[the High Llamas]] inspired many American touring groups, especially around Los Angeles, to recognize Wilson as an "alternative music hero".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Woullard|first1=Clayton|title=The Goat Looks In: Interview with Sean O'Hagan of the High Llamas|url=http://claythescribe.com:80/2016/03/04/interview-with-sean-ohagan-of-the-high-llamas/|website=Clay the Scribe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305111207/http://claythescribe.com/2016/03/04/interview-with-sean-ohagan-of-the-high-llamas/|archive-date=March 5, 2017|date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> [[Stereolab]] and the [[Elephant 6]] collective, whose roster included [[Apples in Stereo]], [[of Montreal]] and [[the Olivia Tremor Control]], were all heavily influenced by Wilson.<ref name="Allen21">{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Jim |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/beach-boys-godfathers-of-dream-pop/ |title=How The Beach Boys Became The Godfathers Of Dream Pop |website=UDiscover Music |access-date=July 30, 2022 |date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> In Japan, references to Wilson and his "mad boy genius" legend became a common trope among {{Nihongo|''[[Shibuya-kei]]''|渋谷系}} musicians such as [[Cornelius (musician)|Cornelius]].<ref name="Walters">{{cite web|last1=Walters|first1=Barry|title=The Roots of Shibuya-Kei|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/11/japan-top-ten-roots-of-shibuya-kei|website=[[Red Bull Music Academy]]|date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> In 2000, [[Marina Records]] released ''[[Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys|Caroline Now!]]'', an album of Wilson's songs recorded by artists including [[Alex Chilton]], [[Kim Fowley]], [[the Aluminum Group]], [[Eric Matthews (musician)|Eric Matthews]], [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]], [[Peter Thomas (composer)|Peter Thomas]], the High Llamas, and [[Jad Fair]] of [[Half Japanese]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Morris |first1=Chris |title=Select-O-Hits Celebrates Its 40th Year; Caroline Pays Tribute to the Beach Boys |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 29, 2000}}</ref>

Through acts such as [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]], and especially his 2007 album ''[[Person Pitch]]'', Wilson began to be recognized for his continued impact on the indie music vanguard.<ref name="Allen21"/> In 2009, ''Pitchfork'' ran an editorial feature that traced the development of nascent indie music scenes, and [[chillwave]] in particular, to the themes of Wilson's songs and his reputation for being an "emotionally fragile dude with mental health problems who coped by taking drugs."<ref>{{cite web|editor-last1=Richardson|editor-first1=Mark|title=In My Room (The Best Coast Song): Nine Fragments on Lo-fi's Attraction to the Natural World|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/resonant-frequency/7732-resonant-frequency-65/|date=November 12, 2009}}</ref>

Wilson's influence continues to be attributed to modern dream pop acts such as [[Au Revoir Simone]], [[Wild Nothing]], [[Alvvays]], and [[Lana Del Rey]].<ref name="Allen21"/> In 2022, [[She & Him]], accompanied by the release of ''[[Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson]]'', embarked on a concert tour dedicated to renditions of Wilson's songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uitti |first1=Jacob |title=She & Him Demonstrate Their Joy in New LP 'Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/she-him-demonstrate-their-joy-in-new-lp-melt-away-a-tribute-to-brian-wilson/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=July 25, 2022 |date=July 20, 2022}}</ref>