New Surf's Up podcast featuring Tom Smucker, author of Why The Beach Boys Matter

[Mark Dillon]

In the latest episode of Surf's Up: a Beach Boys Podcast Safari, Phil Miglioratti (Pray for Surf) and I speak with author Tom Smucker about his insightful book Why The Beach Boys Matter.

Tom has been writing about the group for decades, starting with his 1972 Creem article, a part of the group's critical evaluation at the time. We had so much to talk about that we divided his interview into two parts: in part one, we discuss the change in critical opinion towards the group over the years, Pet Sounds as a counter-culture statement and the wonder that is Smiley Smile. (And we resolved our audio issues from last time!)
Check it out and we'd love to hear what you think.

Listen here: https://archive.org/details/01Track01_201905