Chimpos, A Horse Splashes

11 track CD from the guy at The Cow record store on Newport in OB. Back in the late 90’s this category was called y’alt-country and was an emerging genre. I liked it then and still do. This is a little campy but sounds sincere. Style ranges from twangy vocals à la SD’s Bartender’s Bible to heavy guitar-driven rock bar metal and then back to surf music that aspires to The Ventures but slightly slower and less complicated, and with a consistent funny bone. Admittedly I have a special fondness for this stuff. So I can overlook some of the camp. [luxrecords.com]