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Smiley Smile
Rock · 1967 · 6 tracks

Smiley Smile

The Beach Boys

A murky, stoned, and skeletal detour into lo-fi psychedelia. Recorded in a home studio, it trades orchestral polish for eerie organ drones and disjointed harmonies.

September 5, 1967 · Analogue Productions

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A hazy, insular, and slightly paranoid collection of skeletal pop songs.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
04
She’s Goin’ Bald
2:13
05
Little Pad
2:30
07
With Me Tonight
2:17
09
Gettin’ Hungry
2:27
10
Wonderful
2:21
11
Whistle In
1:04
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring pitch-shifted vocal descent in She's Goin' Bald that mimics a chemical peak.
The haunting, skeletal organ arrangement of Wonderful that strips away the original's baroque grandeur.
The way Little Pad dissolves into wordless, Hawaiian-inspired humming and gentle laughter.
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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 Smiley Smile sound next to the rest of The Beach Boys's catalogue?

Mysterious+4.0σ

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

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