Records that sound like the Beach Boys

i'm a big Beach Boys fan and am always listening out for any records that sound like them. Please post here any tracks you think sound like those boys from Hawthorne, CA. Here's one to get us started:

We are Catchers. Tap Tap Tap:




I really look forward to hearing your suggestions...

 

The Beatles' "Back In The USSR" has some "Beach Boys-esque" background vocals.

 

Another nice one. REM. At my most beautiful:

 

And another favourite. Plush. Found a little baby:

 

In the late 80s, Xtc's Andy Partridge went on a heavy Brian Wilson kick. Here's an obvious tribute from their Dukes of Stratosphear project:

 

That's a good 'un. I think Mike Love had some kind of hand in Back in the USSR, didn't he?

 

Here, There and Everywhere.

 

Here's a more subtle homage. . .

 

I've never heard that before Tristero. That's exactly the kind of stuff I'm looking out for. Really excellent! Must stick that on my to buy list.

 

In the late 90s, the Elephant 6 collective of neo-psychedelic artists owed a major debt to the Beach Boys. Here's one of my favorites from Olivia Tremor Control.

 

Oh yeah, be sure to check Xtc's Skylarking album as well for more Beach Boys inflected psych pop.

 

Yeah, Season Cycle, in particular, is pretty Beach Boys-ish.

 

First Class with Beach Baby

 

1:05 - 1:50

 

"Blueside" by Rooney....especially at 00:45 into the song:

 

some of the songs fleet foxes have put out "try" to sound like the beach boys

 

Yes. From Wikipedia:

 

These guys do a pretty good approximation (the album that this one is from is definitely recommended!).

Simon

 

The Super Furry Animals were another notable group of Wilson admirers in the late 90s. For this track, they even went so far as to draft Paul McCartney himself to chomp vegetables for this tribute to the Smile era.