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Pet Sounds
Rock · 1966 · 4 tracks

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

A symphonic masterpiece of isolation and adolescent longing. Lush orchestral arrangements meet heartbreakingly intimate vocal harmonies in a studio-crafted dream.

May 16, 1966 · Capitol Records

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A profound, symphonic yearning for a sense of belonging that remains just out of reach.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
09
I Know There's An Answer
1:52
10
Here Today
2:51
11
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
3:09
12
Pet Sounds
2:19
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, jarring sound of a passing train and barking dogs that closes the final track.
The way the bass harmonica creates a wheezing, lonely texture on I Just Wasn't Made For These Times.
The ethereal, wordless vocal break in the middle of God Only Knows that feels like a spiritual ascent.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Pet Sounds sound next to the rest of The Beach Boys's catalogue?

Vulnerable+4.0σ

Vulnerable saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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