The Surf Punks; American Spring: The Starwood, Los Angeles
Sylvie Simmons, Sounds, 9 August 1980
AMERICAN SPRING Brian Wilson's wife Marilyn and various in-laws came out from under a pebble after five years of seclusion, threatening to become regulars on the club circuit, and proving conclusively that though talent may run in families you can't marry into it.
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