The Beach Boys are to release their new album ‘That’s Why God Made The Radio’ on June 4th.
An iconic name in pop culture, The Beach Boys recently decided to reform for their 50th anniversary. Lining up with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks the band confirmed their intentions to go back into the studio.
Now The Beach Boys have outlined plans for their new album. ‘That’s Why God Made The Radio’ is due to be released on June 4th, and is the first full length in decades to feature each surviving member.
In addition to this, the title track is set to gain a standalone single release, with the 45 due to drop on April 30th.
“Radio was my whole education,” Brian Wilson explained recently. “Chuck Berry, Rosemary Clooney, The Four Freshmen, Phil Spector, Little Richard… To hear ‘That’s Why God Made The Radio’ on the radio would be a thrill beyond belief, it really would.”
“I got a lot of my appreciation for all of the creativity in the world, in terms of music, through the radio,” Mike Love explained. “For all of us who grew up in the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and beyond, the radio has played such a huge, important part in our lives. When we were kids, we’d sneak out of the house and go and sit in Brian’s car and listen to the local radio stations on his car radio.”
Recording new material, The Beach Boys completed the album in Los Angeles’ Ocean Way Studios. Alongside the lead single, track titles include ‘Think About The Days’, Isn’t It Time,’ ‘Spring Vacation,’ ‘Private Life Of Bill And Sue,’ ‘Shelter’ ‘Daybreak Over The Ocean,’ ‘Beaches In Mind’, ‘Strange World,’ ‘My Life Suite’, and ‘Summer’s Gone.’
The Beach Boys are set to release new album ‘That’s Why God Made The Radio’ on June 4th.
