Jerry Kingsman and his Model Horses – Year of the Horse
Jerry Kingsman and his Model Horses (aka Vanity Club aka Sal Constantin and a ton of his friends) are an explosion of youth. They have a devil-may-care, je ne sais quoi aura – but their existence is intentional and their ideas are fully realized. Sure, their greatest inspiration may be a Smiths cover called “Heaven Knows I’m Doing Your Mom,” but we’re thankful for low-hanging mom jokes in this case… Their latest album, Year of the Horse, reminds us of simpler times – when creating an album was the most important thing you could do with your time. Jerry & co. built a nine “song” offering, running the gamut between sweaty garage rock, salty surf tones, and full-on skits that make this experience as much performance art as it is an album The first real song on Year of the Horse is “I Don’t Want To Work,” and it’s[...]