This is as close as we’re apparently going to get to what should have happened in 2013, after the Beach Boys’ reunion tour with Brian Wilson.

Brian Wilson’s collaboration with fellow Beach Boys alums Al Jardine and David Marks places ‘No Pier Pressure’ into a compelling new context.

“We wish him all the best,” Jardine says, “but doggonit …”

Jeff Foskett, who’s been working with Brian Wilson, is also joining the band.

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