The Beach Boys are not a band.
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on May 16 , 1966 . The Beach Boys . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. .