Rich Arithmetic

Saving Sunset(Last Surf of the Day)/Boards On The Rocks

These two instrumentals capture perfect moments. The A Side evokes more than sunset: carrying the boards up the beach, going home, maybe for a mellow evening, and, if it's late summer, contemplating how many more days of surfing can be squeezed in before fall arrives.

The B side evokes surfing too close to the rocks, surfing in rough surf, and the sense of danger. If the Beach Boys had put out their first single today, would it be like this? This good? Not so much fun in the daylight, but at twilight? The thrill of taking chances while surfing? That's what this single brings, and anyone who loves the beach, summer, and hot, long days will get a lot, and great things, out of these songs.

Andrea Weiss