The Beach Boy's Pet Sounds — Jim Fusilli

Pet Sounds is one of the most celebrated pop albums ever released. It has also been written about and analysed more than most other albums put together. In this disarming book, Jim Fusilli focuses on the emotional core of the album, on Brian Wilson's pitch-perfect cry of despair. in doing so, he brings to life the search for equilibrium and acceptance that still gives Pet Sounds its heart almost four decades after its release.