Anthony Green & Sweet Pill’s Zayna Youssef Cover Porno For Pyros’ “Pets”

Almost immediately after Jane's Addiction's initial 1991 breakup, frontman Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins formed Porno For Pyros, a band that had what was arguably an even more chaotic run. Most of Porno For Pyros' legacy is extremely messy,. but before things started going sideways, the band did manage to release exactly one banger. Their 1993 single "Pets" is a starry-eyed alt-rock chart-topper that always sounded so cool on the radio.There aren't too many "Pets" covers, since the song is pretty dependent on the specific vibes of the fucked-up people who made it. Today, though, we get a new version that sounds absolutely nothing like the original. Anthony Green, leader of bands like Circa Survive and L.S. Dunes, has teamed up with Sweet Pill leader Zayna Youssef to remake "Pets" as a swirling psych-pop tune that builds to a swirling, howling conclusion. If I didn't already know that it was a Porno For Pyros cover, I maybe wouldn't have guessed it. Here's what Green says about the song:I was 12 years old when I first heard this song. I only knew about Jane’s Addiction because of my older brother, Mike, who introduced me to all the cool music I grew up on. Before I even ...