A definitive 1990 moment: With $7 in my hand for the record store cassette sale, I had narrowed down my selection to The Simpsons Sing the Blues and the self-titled Wilson Phillips album. I chose the latter. Don’t laugh—was the other option all that better?

This means that Wilson Phillips, and everything associated with it (the enduring hotness of Chyna Phillips, the enduring anonymity of Wendy Wilson, and Carnie Wilson being a mess on reality shows) is 20 years old. This should make you feel old. However, Wilson Phillips has crafted itself (themselves?) to exist in a warp in which time is meaningless.

A few years ago, they (it?) released an album of covers of songs from the ‘70s and ‘80s. But the only reason Wilson Phillips was as famous as they were (they weren't that much better than the other pop/girl groups of the era), was that they were the daughters of John Phillips and Brian Wilson, '60s icons. So, at this point, Wilson Phillips are '90s throwbacks whose reputation was built on being tied to the '60s who now exist to play songs from the '70s.