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Brian Wilson, the legendary co-founder and creative heart of The Beach Boys, has passed away at 82
A visionary genius behind timeless classics like “Good Vibrations,” “God Only Knows,” and the groundbreaking Pet Sounds, Wilson transformed pop into art—his studio innovations sculpting the…
Pageants – “All Bets Aside” – Sun and Settled Days Pageants, comprised of partners Rebecca Coleman and Devin O’Brien, is a joyous, understated romp through life with…
La Luz “Mean Dream” Floating Features What a great band. Harking back to the Beach Boys, the Shirelles, and the Ronettes with this coolness that is…
Alex Bloom “Sunrise” Blue Room A gorgeous song with a gorgeous video that accompanies it: that really is a hard task to pull off. Yet, the…
Bond Twins “Dance Night” Just Kids What do you get when you separate twins, have them grow up apart, start their own music careers, one in…
Fingertips “Kiss Me” Joanna and Rui, from Portugal, have done it again. This is a perfect slice of indie pop. I sometimes can’t believe they are…
The Cosmonauts give the Beach Boys “Caroline, No” a spacey makeover on the new A Tribute To Pet Sounds album being released on May 27th. The…
YJY “Amelia” Couch Surfin’ USA What a great, fun band. YJY sounds like the Beach Boys and Camper Van Beethoven merged and had children (and not…
Redcast “Julia” The Look Up Remember watching the Monkees on MTV or even in the beginning? Remember that tremendous, fresh sound they had? Well, Redcast has…
Running Young “Did You See” We Are The Sons There is something 60’s about Running Young that is really wonderful. Whether it’s the harmonies, the production, the subject…
The official reason for the new recording of the classic 1966 Beach Boys song is to mark the launch of BBC Music, which the corporation describes as “an…
Peckham psych-pop trio, Beaty Heart, are pleased to announce the first single “Lekka Freakout” to be lifted from their upcoming debut album Mixed Blessings. Due out…