New album info (as it rolls out...)

[Jaspy]

I would call it "Just kiddin'" or "Auto-tuned Vibrations".

[The Shift]

It can't possibly be called Summer's Gone or Beaches in Mind... That would just be pandering to the summer & sand cliche and would rather contradict Mike's statement in the new ESQ in which he refutes the idea that the name "the Beach Boys" limits them in terms of writing; he states that  "that has never limited us in terms of what kind of music or subject matter that we do."

(on the other hand Al states: "we're trying to get the Beach Boys sound back and we're attempting to recreate the Beach Boys formula.")

Didn't someone f*ck with that 45 years ago?

I'm so confused, I don't know what to believe!  

[Iron Horse-Apples]

I'm in the "Summer's Gone" camp. As someone on here recently suggested, that title would lie perfectly between Mike's commercialism and Brian's melancholy.

[elnombre]

Get in a younger demographic.

'Beaches & Ho's'

[Alan Smith]

Maybe not another "Midnight...", but not something built by cowboys* either.

[* obscure Brit reference - google it ]

Well, My goog search returned "After Midnight" by London Cowboys - perhaps way off base, but happy to have stumbled across this band, so many thanks 

[The Shift]

Get in a younger demographic.

'Beaches & Ho's'

"Thand in yer Thong"

[Alan Smith]

meh, not good album titles.  I liked Summer's Gone!  i like it when album's aren't named after songs on the album. 

slash, no wonder there's no news to report.  they haven't even named the thing??

I think "Summer's Gone" would be a little depressing. 

I agree - it's not an "up" title unless in the context of some further lyrics.

The (ugh) album title SIP differs from it's in song context - album title positive, song and lyrics a bit down (I am struggling   ).

It's likely there wil be some kind of beachy/sun and fun theme - but I would expect a Summer Regained type thing over Summer's gone...

[drbeachboy]

Summer's Gone is not a good title for an album to be released on June 5th, right before the commencement of.... Summer.

[Lowbacca]

Summer's Gone is not a good title for an album to be released on June 5th, right before the commencement of.... Summer.

Maybe that's just a part of the actual album title, and they go the Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) route:

Summer's Gone (Or Is It??) (2012)


It's obvious which band member came up with the latter part of the title.  

[Runaways]

Summer's Gone is not a good title for an album to be released on June 5th, right before the commencement of.... Summer.

i don't really think this matters

[Rocker]

As other said, both titles would sound terrible for an album title. In fact "new release" has a nice sound and is kinda funny. I wouldn't choose that title of course but honestly, for an album imo it would sound better

[Jaco]

[hypehat]

.....what is that?

[Lowbacca]

.....what is that?

I hope it's not the leaked album cover art.. compared to that the ITKOD cover was high art.




And if it's just a mock cover art done by Jaco: er.. good job, man! 

[Jaco]

.....what is that?

It's my suggestion for a title

[Lowbacca]

.....what is that?

It's my suggestion for a title

The Beach Boys on the Radio?
What's the writing behind the "On The Radio" part? Can't make it out..

[drbeachboy]

Summer's Gone is not a good title for an album to be released on June 5th, right before the commencement of.... Summer.

i don't really think this matters

Not a very positive note saying "Summer's Gone" before it even starts. The Beach Boys are "Summer", at least here in the U.S.A.. Just sounds too negative.

[LostArt]

Better than "Beaches In Mind" or "That's Why God Made The Radio." Especially the latter since the band didn't write it.

I also thought it was interesting to hear Mike talk about TWGMTR and talk about Brian's chord progessions and vocal arrangements in the song...

I have no way to know, of course, but I have a feeling that Brian wrote some part of it, and that we're going to see a Brian co-writing credit on the song.

[Rocker]

Better than "Beaches In Mind" or "That's Why God Made The Radio." Especially the latter since the band didn't write it.

I also thought it was interesting to hear Mike talk about TWGMTR and talk about Brian's chord progessions and vocal arrangements in the song...

I have no way to know, of course, but I have a feeling that Brian wrote some part of it, and that we're going to see a Brian co-writing credit on the song.

Of course you can re-arrange some chord progressions of a song you didn't write but if Mike talks about Brian's chord progressions on that song it really sounds like he (Brian) had a hand in writing.

[Jaspy]

Don't think it's Brian baby. Because in a recent interview with him and Mike he wasn't even sure which song the interviewer meant. He hummed a bit of it and asked Mike "This one?".
But who knows, perhaps he thought the interview will air on radio and just wanted to give the fans a preview... All possible.

[Jaco]

This is just in via twitter

http://www.chartsinfrance.net/The-Beach-Boys/news-79259.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

it's in french, it says the single will be released at the end of April.

[Iron Horse-Apples]

Great, nice, just wish they'd lose that horrible 80's Beach Boys typeface. It doesn't fit with that old radio

[Autotune]

Great, nice, just wish they'd lose that horrible 80's Beach Boys typeface. It doesn't fit with that old radio

It's from the 70's. And it's Dean Torrence's-- not that that makes it worthwhile to keep.

[Lowbacca]

YES!! NICE! Dig the artwork.

[SBonilla]

Better than "Beaches In Mind" or "That's Why God Made The Radio." Especially the latter since the band didn't write it.

I also thought it was interesting to hear Mike talk about TWGMTR and talk about Brian's chord progessions and vocal arrangements in the song...

I have no way to know, of course, but I have a feeling that Brian wrote some part of it, and that we're going to see a Brian co-writing credit on the song.

Of course you can re-arrange some chord progressions of a song you didn't write but if Mike talks about Brian's chord progressions on that song it really sounds like he (Brian) had a hand in writing.

If Brian reharmed the song with his own chords and voicings, he may or may not get credit.