Explorers Club: Freedom Wind (2008)

I've probably got a whole sub-section of my music library dedicated to "bands who really, really like Brian Wilson" -- the Wondermints, Linus of Hollywood, the High Llamas, etc. One of the most unabashedly Wilsonesque would be the Explorers Club, basically South Carolina songwriter Jason Brewer and various shifting bandmates. Their 2008 debut gives up the game right out of the gate, from the faux-Beach Boys cover design (faded LP outline and all) to the marvelous opening track "Forever" (not a c...