Kings of Leon On August 22, 2012, Jared and Nick Brown from Mona released their song "No Tell" under the name Smoke & Jackal. On August 23, 2012, when asked if it was the end of Kings of Leon with Smoke & Jackal announced, Jared said "Not even close. Working on album six very soon". Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill confirmed that the band had finished recording their sixth LP, which was reported by "NME" to be released in September. The album title "Mechanical Bull" was revealed on June 7, and the album was released on September 24. The album's first single,
Jared and Jerusha Hess Jared and Jerusha Hess Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess (née Demke; born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers known for their work on "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004), "Nacho Libre" (2006) and "Gentlemen Broncos" (2009), all of which they co-wrote and which were directed by Jared Hess ("Nacho Libre" was co-written with Mike White). They also produced music videos for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", and The Killers' 5th annual Christmas Charity single "Boots". Jerusha was born in Omaha, Nebraska and Jared was born in Glendale, Arizona. Jared is a graduate