Neon Horse are a band shrouded in mystery. They are quite secretive about the identities of the members. Early press for the album stated that the band was created from veterans of no-name bands from the L.A. rock scene. The liner notes list Norman Horse as the singer and Neon Horse as the band. Their sound is hard to describe but has a lot of elements of late 70s and early 80s rock with plenty of synthesizers and chorus effects on the guitars. I chose this for Halloween because it has a kind of campy feel like a cheesy horror movie, but it’s just plain fun. Their self-titled debut album was released on Tooth & Nail Records and there has been a lot of speculation that the band is comprised of Mark Salomon formerly of Stavesacre and Jason Martin of Starflyer 59, both bands either currently or formerly on Tooth & Nail. While I’m not too familiar with Salomon’s work, I can definitely hear Martin’s guitar style all over this record. While the band members themselves remain tightlipped about their identities, it’s not hard to find the truth if you dig a little deeper. The band’s entry on Wikipedia gives a link the album’s entry on the ASCAP website. ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is a group that licenses music to radio stations and other media and it’s how musician’s get paid royalties. Anyway, the entry for Neon Horse lists Salomon and Martin as the composers, so that solves the mystery. Regardless of who they really are or want to be known as, Neon Horse have created a very excellent and succinct album which is a great listen on this Halloween.Neon Horse - "I Know...I Just Don't Care"
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