- pop
- 39 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
That's Why God Made the Radio is the twenty-ninth and final studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012, by Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, the album was recorded to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, warm and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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Metacritic 64/100
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Consequence of SoundB−
- Digital Spy4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME6/10
- Paste6/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Spin6/10
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Tracks
- A1Think About the Days1:28
- A2That’s Why God Made the Radio3:19
- A3Isn’t It Time3:46
- A4Spring Vacation3:07
- A5Beaches in Mind2:39
- A6Daybreak Over the Ocean4:32
- B1Shelter3:03
- B2The Private Life of Bill and Sue4:19
- B3Strange World3:03
- B4From There to Back Again3:24
- B5Pacific Coast Highway1:48
- B6Summer’s Gone4:41
12 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Beach Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Released
- 2012
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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