No Pier Pressure

AlbumMar 31 / 201513 songs, 43m 2s
Pop Soft Rock
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5.6 / 10

Brian Wilson has spoken bluntly about his retirement, which means his new solo album No Pier Pressure may be his last. It largely cedes the floor to duets with young singers like Kacey Musgraves, Nate Ruess of fun., and Zooey Deschanel, a foreign and not entirely flattering experiment for Wilson.

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Though Brian Wilson’s last proper solo album, That Lucky Old Sun, was released in 2008, it’s hardly been a quiet seven…

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Mere weeks afterward, Mike Love announced Brian Wilson wouldn't join the Beach Boys for any dates after the summer 2012 tour, leaving Brian free to capitalize on the good press of That's Why God Made the Radio.

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Since his creative re-emergence with the Wondermints in 1999, Brian Wilson has been a steady presence both in the studio and on the road, pr...

Brian Wilson’s 11th solo album works best when he plays to his strengths

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The special-guest collaborations on Brian Wilson’s 11th studio album don’t all gel, but the best are with his fomer Beach Boys bandmates

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The 72-year-old’s 11th solo album evokes the same musical palette as The Beach Boys’ 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds, says Neil McCormick, but to very different effect

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