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Anthony Green & Sweet Pill’s Zayna Youssef Cover Porno For Pyros’ “Pets”
Musician Anthony Green, known for Circa Survive and L.S. Dunes, has teamed up with Sweet Pill frontwoman Zayna Youssef to release a cover of Porno For Pyros' 1993 hit "Pets." The reimagined version transforms the original alt-rock chart-topper into a swirling psych-pop track that builds to a howling finale, sounding markedly different from Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins's original recording. Green has said the song holds deep personal significance, having discovered it aged 12 through his older brother before eventually writing his own version of the melody decades later.
Green has already been performing the cover live, including with Youssef during a stop on his current tour, which began in Atlantic City last week. The track is out now as a 7" single via Born Losers, paired with Psychic Babble's remix of Green's song "Reconcile."
In short
- Anthony Green and Zayna Youssef release a "Pets" cover
- Reworks Porno For Pyros' 1993 single as psych-pop
- Out now as a 7" single with a "Reconcile" remix
Explained simply
Anthony Green, a musician known for his work with bands Circa Survive and L.S. Dunes, has released a cover version of "Pets," a 1993 song originally performed by Porno For Pyros. He recorded the cover with Zayna Youssef, the frontwoman of the band Sweet Pill.
"Pets" was a successful alternative rock song from the early 1990s, created by Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins of Porno For Pyros. Green has said the song holds deep personal significance, having discovered it aged 12 through his older brother, and eventually writing his own version of the melody decades later.
Green and Youssef's version transforms the original into a swirling psych-pop recording with a distinctly different character, building to a howling vocal finale. They have already performed the cover live during Green's ongoing tour, and the recording is now available as a 7-inch single.
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