Leave it to Gold Casio to breathe some life back into this tired day of mildly holy appreciation. A particular appreciation of theirs (and anyone else that relishes surf music’s pioneers) revolves around the Beach Boys, their opus Pet Sounds and everything that they’ve done for music in general.
Since 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds‘ release, Gold Casio have used their psychedelic disco elements to cover the most relatable Side two song on Pet Sounds, "I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times."
On their choice to cover "I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times" specifically, Gold Casio’s Brock Grenfell said:
We wound up choosing this particular song because its got great melodies and it was kind of just resonating with us. Honestly, after what a shit-show year 2016 has ended up being, I feel like it’s pretty appropriate. I think a lot of people probably feel right now like they weren’t made for the times we’re living in.
SO. MUCH. TRUTH. See Gold Casio play for Do503 at the beginning of the new year with Glasys and Holidae House at Holocene but until then, enjoy their dance pop take on a Beach Boys’ classic.