Artist	Song
Cornelius	Fantasma
The Heavy Blinkers	Dressing Down
Belle & Sebastian	I Love My Car
Teenage Fanclub	I Need Direction
The 77's	Smiley Smile
Michael Roe	Smile
BMX Bandits	Back In Her Heart
Linus of Hollywood	When I Get To California
The Pearlfishers	Cherry Sky
The Yellow Balloon	Stained Glass Window
REM	At My Most Beautiful
Big City	A Picture Masterly Made
The Ladybug Transistor	Perfect for Shattering
Fugu	Grand Celesta
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Hung Up and Overdue
Convoy	Bah Bah Birdie
Convoy	Hey Girl
Divine Comedy	Perfect Lovesong
Splitsville	Caroline Knows
Maple Mars	The Soft Carousel
The Dukes of Stratosphear	Pale and Precious

Comment:

A tribute to Brian Wilson from artists who clearly admire the man. I spent hours "googling" in order to first discover these songs, and then to track them down to purchase. Special thanks goes to Moe who made the "Pet Soundalikes" series - he more than beat me to the punch. Also thanks to many on the Pet Sounds List, the blueboard, and Spectropop for helping me discover some of these bands and songs. Other volumes will follow - feel free to email with suggestions for other Brian Wilson-influenced songs. (Tracks 5-6 go together as Michael Roe is the lead singer of the 77's and completed on a solo record what he started with his band. Tracks 15-16 fade into one another on the Convoy record as well as on this mix.)

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