Badly Drawn Boy on how The Seashore Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ led to a collab with The Fall’s Mark E Smith
Badly Drawn Boy has shared a narrative of how The Seashore Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ as soon as led to him making a observe with The Fall’s Mark E. Smith.
The singer-songwriter posted the story on X on Thursday (June 12), the day after the information was shared that The Seashore Boys’ artistic visionary Brian Wilson had died on the age of 82.
Badly Drawn Boy wrote: “Mark E. Smith obtained in my automotive pondering I used to be a taxi in 1997, I used to be enjoying a cassette model of ‘Pet Sounds’. Mark requested what it was and will he have it?”
Mark E Smith obtained in my automotive pondering I used to be a taxi in 1997, I used to be enjoying a cassette model of Pet Sounds. Mark requested what it was and will he have it ? I mentioned he may maintain it if we may do a collaboration. We recorded a track ‘Calendar’ just a few weeks later. Thanks Brian Wilson !
— Badly Drawn Boy (@badly_drawn_boy) June 12, 2025
“I mentioned he may maintain it if we may do a collaboration,” he added. “We recorded a track ‘Calendar’ just a few weeks later. Thanks Brian Wilson!”
The 2 musicians wrote ‘Calendar’ collectively and the observe was launched as a B-side to The Fall’s 1998 single ‘Masquerade’, from the album ‘Levitate’. Hearken to the observe right here:
In a follow-up put up, Badly Drawn Boy responded to somebody questioning whether or not Smith had actually by no means listened to ‘Pet Sounds’ earlier than, The Seashore Boys’ landmark 1966 album that’s frequently named as one of many best information ever made.
“Sure,” he replied. “He was certainly very merry. I used to be shocked and laughed that he didn’t appear to recognise the Seashore Boys..he actually mentioned, ‘What’s this, I like it could actually I’ve it?”
Sure .. he was certainly very merry. I used to be shocked and laughed that he didn’t appear to recognise the Seashore Boys.. he actually mentioned ‘ what’s this, I like it could actually I’ve it ?’
— Badly Drawn Boy (@badly_drawn_boy) June 12, 2025
Smith himself handed away in January 2018 on the age of 60. It was later confirmed that he had been battling terminal lung and kidney most cancers.
As for Wilson, numerous names from the music world have been paying tribute to him over the previous 24 hours, together with Paul McCartney, who has persistently reserved the very best reward for his songwriting.
“Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly particular,” he wrote. “The notes he heard in his head and handed to us had been easy and good on the identical time. I beloved him, and was privileged to be round his vivid shining mild for a short time.
“How we are going to proceed with out Brian Wilson, ‘God Solely Is aware of’. Thanks, Brian.”
Elton John shared a put up that learn: “Brian Wilson was at all times so form to me from the day I met him… I grew to like him as an individual, and for me, he was the largest affect on my songwriting ever; he was a musical genius and revolutionary. He modified the goalposts when it got here to writing songs and formed music eternally. A real big.”
Bob Dylan, shared a tribute too, writing: “Heard the unhappy information about Brian at this time and thought of all of the years I’ve been listening to him and admiring his genius. Relaxation in peace, pricey Brian.”
You’ll find extra tributes to the late artist right here.