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Just in case you couldn't get into the cosmic country of The Pink Stones enough, they went and teamed with Nikki Lane on their latest single. "Baby, I'm Still Right Here (With You)" is a duet between Hunter Pinkston and Nikki Lane in the tradition of classic country duets. Plus, The Pink Stones put the cosmic and cosmic country with this one. The guitar itself sounds impossibly trippy, and almost aquatic at times. (That might sound strange, but once you listen, you'll get it.) This song is a perfect throwback to 70's rhinestone country, but through a bizarro filter.  Hunter Pinkston says of his band's upcoming album: “This record was me trying to take everything I love as a listener and a player and shove it all into one thing without it sounding random.  There’s obviously a lot of country and rock in our music, but there’s a lot of gospel and soul and psych and dub. I really wanted to get all of those things living peacefully together in one record.” You ...

Photo by Mason Dominey We're of the age where if we find out a band is from Athens, GA, we're going to give them a listen. And if I see that the same band features a founding member of Drive-By Truckers, it's impossible for me to not at least give them a shot. The Pink Stones feature John Neff, who was a member of Drive-By Truckers for their first two albums and then rejoined from 2006-2012. Now he's a member of The Pink Stones, who just released their debut single. "Blueberry Dream" fits the name of the song perfectly. It's a dreamy country rock song, filled with a hazy swirl of guitars. It sounds like if Wilco had kept some more country in their sound while they moved to artsy dad rock.  You can watch the video for "Blueberry Dream" below. Introducing... The Pink Stones  will be out April 9 on Normaltown Records/New West Records. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on The Pink Stones, check them out on Facebook and Bandcamp .