That's Why God Made the Radio

That's Why God Made the Radio is the twenty-ninth and final studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012, by Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, the album was recorded to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. It is their first studio album since 1996's Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, the first album to feature original material since Summer in Paradise in 1992, their first album to feature guitarist and backing vocalist David Marks since Little Deuce Coupe in 1963, their first album since the 1998 death of co-founder Carl Wilson, and the band's final album to feature Brian Wilson before his death in 2025 and Bruce Johnston, who left the band in 2026.