 In fall 2019, a new guitar effect pedal "The Mambo Sun", a collaboration between Barone and boutique pedal manufacturer Left Coast Workshop, was launched for sale.It was designed to replicate Barone's distinctive double-tracked guitar tone.Joining forces with Glenn Mercer, guitarist/frontman of The Feelies, Barone began performing a series of concerts entitled "Hazy Cosmic Jive", a tribute to the mid-1970s experimentation of David Bowie, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Marc Bolan and others.