Those latter, abandoned sessions formed part of a mythical follow-up to Pet Sounds, known as Smile, which Brian Wilson eventually finished and released as a solo album in 2004. The 1971 version is essential but there's a refined beauty to the 2004 rendition.

It's tough as a band to record, release, and market two new albums in under 30 days, but it's much easier if all of the music is artificially generated. That's confirmed to be the case with The Velvet Sundown,

The truth is finally out: everyone's favorite new Spotify band is absolute generative AI, just as most of us had suspected all along. If you've still not heard about The Velvet Sundown, they're a new musical group taking Spotify by storm,