The album’s lead single, “That’s Why God Made The Radio,’ showcases The Beach Boys’  soaring harmonies in an upbeat, beaming ode to music’s radio champions around the world.   Beginning today, the song is available for download purchase from all major digital service  providers, and it makes its national radio premiere today on “Mike & Mike In the Morning” on  ESPN Radio and ESPN 2 (6 AM-10 AM ET/PT, check local stations).  A new lyrics video for the  single has been launched today on VEVO and The Beach Boys’ YouTube channel, where a  video about the making of the song is also available for streaming.

“Radio was my whole education,” says Brian Wilson.  “Chuck Berry, Rosemary Clooney, The  Four Freshmen, Phil Spector, Little Richard… To hear ‘That’s Why God Made The Radio’ on the  radio would be a thrill beyond belief, it really would.  It would be a thrill beyond belief.”

“I got a lot of my appreciation for all of the creativity in the world, in terms of music, through the  radio,” says Mike Love.  “For all of us who grew up in the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and beyond, the radio  has played such a huge, important part in our lives.  When we were kids, we’d sneak out of the  house and go and sit in Brian’s car and listen to the local radio stations on his car radio.”

The album’s other new songs include “Think About The Days,” “Isn’t It Time,” “Spring Vacation,”  “Private Life Of Bill And Sue,” “Shelter,” “Daybreak Over The Ocean,” “Beaches In Mind,”  “Strange World,” “My Life Suite,” and “Summer’s Gone.”