Chicago Tribune — The Beach Boys' "Smile" is the album that haunted Brian Wilson for four decades. more info

Nialler9 — As well as Florence + The Machine, Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble, Tom Waits, Laura Veirs, Kuedo, Buraka Som Sistema, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kuedo, Phantogram, Beach Boys, Cass McCombs, Little Xs For Eyes, Wild Flag. more info

Starpulse — Despite never seeing release, The Beach Boys’ unfinished 1967 album SMiLE persevered. Intrepid Beach Boys fans created their own versions of the album cobbled together from album tracks and bootleg... more info

The Late Greats — Act fast people. Act fast Beach Boys fans. Only 100 of these available. (The SMiLE Sessions is also available as a digital release.) This is one of the most famous “unreleased” albums ever. This “album” may be pop music’s greatest … Conti... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Artists rarely are the best judges of their own work, and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is no exception. “Probably nothing I’ve ever done has topped the music I made with Van Dyke [Parks],” Wilson writes in the handsome... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The influential 'lost' album is officially released 44 years late because of the persistence of Brian Wilson."The Velvet Underground's first album only sold 10,000 copies," Brian Eno's famous quote posits, "but everyone who bought it formed a band." ... more info

Stereogum — Brian Wilson’s “lost” classic is getting its deluxe release, and you can stream all 40 tracks over at Spinner. And it comes not a moment too soon, for we live in a world where a Google Images search for “Brian Wilson Halloween” nets a ton o... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Beach Boys' The SMiLE Sessions is available in 2-CD, 2-LP vinyl, and a 9-disc (5-CD, 2-LP, 2-7") box set editions. Even more options are available for the remastered edition of U2's Achtung Baby album, including single CD, "Deluxe"... more info

Guardian Music — Readers leave tributes on the seventh anniversary of the DJ's deathThis is the newsJohn Fogerty considers Creedence Clearwater Revival revivalJustin Bieber hires Kanye West and Drake for next albumMike Skinner on his new, post-Streets projectMorrisse... more info

Stereogum — The Beach Boys’ legendary Smile is finally (officially) seeing the light of day, as you might have heard, and today we’re giving out one of the boxes. The Smile Sessions box set includes 5 CDs, 2 LPs, and 2 7” singles as well as a booklet, phot... more info