A new generation of US bands cites the Beach Boys as a huge inspiration. Why now?
By DJ M on June 12th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
NEW STATESMAN "Robin Pecknold of Seattle's Fleet Foxes, the hirsute, baroque pop quintet that Mojo magazine recently called 'America's next great band', has one theory. 'The Beach Boys' music soaks up all of America, from the sunny sound of Hawaii to the folk songs of the south to the intelligence of the north-east. In hard times, it's about remembering the romance of the country, and also about the power of the human voice to convey those emotions.'"