In the wake of the unprecedented VEVO premiere of their visually stunning “Heart of Stone” video, The Raveonettes have unveiled two covers of the jangly anthem performed by a pair of indie rock luminaries. Recent Sub Pop signees & rising Los Angelinos Dum Dum Girls cut the song’s already lean runtime down by a minute & infused it with their signature reverb-soaked twinkle, managing to pack its widescreen cinematic flare into what now sounds like a charmingly vintage 45” single.

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The second cover, premiered over at Vice, is a slowed down, fuzzed out psych-rock banger by Brooklyn darlings Amazing Baby. Singer Will Roan channels his inner T. Rex amidst chugging guitars & warbly synths, while the 6 1/2 minute track finds its center amidst guitarist Simon O’Connor’s raging solo at the 3 minute mark. In Simon’s own words, “I have always loved The Raveonettes, always wanted to rip off their riffs. When we heard ‘Heart of Stone’ we were all a little worried because we thought the original was perfect – exactly how we would want it. So I guess we just slowed it down and made it less Danish.”

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This is probably my favorite song from Amazing Baby. The single was released as a free download a couple weeks ago & now they are showing off its new video directed by Matt Werth of RVNG.

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Green Label Sound released today its latest track “Supreme Being” by NYC psych-rock band Amazing Baby. “Supreme Being” is a mix of melodic prog & swirling indie rock, & is available via free download exclusively at the GLS website.

Hardcore fans of Amazing Baby will find “Supreme Being” familiar. A demo version of “Supreme Being” was released on the 2008 EP Infinite Fuking Cross. The new version was completely re-recorded featuring some of the ladies from Au Revoir Simone as background vocals.

“The original recording of it was done in my bedroom,” said guitarist Simon O’Connor. “It didn’t belong on any album; it needed its own parade of sorts. When Green Label Sound came along, we thought that would be the absolute perfect vehicle to take ‘Supreme Being’ and put it out there.”

Dave Sardy, who has worked numerous successful artists, including The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, & Jay-Z, mixed the song.

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“The lyrics are about not being comfortable in your own skin, not knowing who to trust and not knowing who you are,” said lead singer Will Roan. “It’s about searching for that thing you want to surrender to.”

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Last year I posted Amazing Baby’s “Headdress” video. Yesterday I found out that there’s an European uncensored version… actually it’s a totally different video. Europe always gets the best.

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