▁by ▁American ▁rock ▁band ▁the ▁Beach ▁Boys , ▁released ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Records . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁Brian ▁Wilson , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁It ▁is ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁to ▁feature ▁original ▁material ▁since ▁Summer ▁in ▁Parad ise ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁to ▁feature ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁backing ▁vocal ist ▁David ▁Mark s ▁since ▁Little ▁De uce ▁Coupe ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁death ▁of ▁co - found er ▁Carl ▁Wilson . ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁single ▁" That ' s ▁Why ▁God ▁Made ▁the ▁Radio ", ▁the ▁album ▁reached ▁number ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁was ▁their ▁highest ▁chart ing ▁studio ▁album ▁of ▁new ▁material ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁placing ▁them ▁second ▁all - time ▁with ▁longest ▁span ▁of ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁albums ▁at ▁ 4 9 ▁years . ▁ ▁Background ▁Jim ▁Peter ik ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁album ' s ▁title ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁comment ▁made ▁by ▁Brian ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Peter ik ' s ▁description ▁of ▁an ▁AM ▁radio ▁broadcast ▁filtering ▁through ▁a ▁car ' s ▁o val ▁speaker . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁record ▁producer ▁Joe ▁Thomas , ▁Brian ▁Wilson ▁circa ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁or ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in quired