By the latter half of the 1960s, The Beach Boys had emerged as America's preeminent pop group, and the only other band up to challenging the contemporary cultural and chart hegemony of The Beatles. Famed for their gorgeous harmonic vocals and pioneering production techniques, any pop music made since has a little Beach Boys in its DNA.
This In Focus is a two hour sail through the timeless sunshine pop of The Beach Boys.
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Drummer, composer, producer and label owner at only 24 years old, Moses Boyd performs live from the St James The Great Church in Clapton. With support from the Brighton jazz three-piece, Vels Trio.
Moses Boyd performs a set drawn exclusively from the Art Blakey songbook - Photo by Joshua Thomas
Drummer, composer, producer and label owner at only 24 years old, Moses Boyd performs live from the St James The Great Church in Clapton. With support from the Brighton jazz three-piece, Vels Trio.
Moses Boyd performs a set drawn exclusively from the Art Blakey songbook - Photo by Joshua Thomas