Spanish Horses drive a country-rock dance floor command with “Some People”

“Some People” finds itself between the wide-open sweep of Americana and art-rock’s appetite for abrasion, with the five-piece itself born from an unexpected collision. “We were all working on separate projects in Paris,” vocalist/guitarist Tom Onezime explains. “Two of those projects collapsed, and the remains and ashes of those projects formed Spanish Horses.” He leads the breakout rock act, also comprising Albert Cocker (guitar), Victor Michee (bass), Cyril Stephan (drums), and Spike Davis-Yuille (keys/harmonica). The name Spanish Horses comes from a song bearing the same name by Aztec Camera, although the band have no relation to either; they just liked the way it felt. “We tried not to think of the name too much,” says Onezime. “If you think of all the biggest bands in the world, the band names themselves are usually pretty stupid. I mean, The Beatles sound fucking stupid.” After playing for two years in Paris, they relocated to London to sign a deal with So Young Records (Cardinals, Lime Garden), where Davis-Yuille subsequently joined the band. ”I was taken aback by the amount of bands and the quality,” Stephan shares. ”It pushed us to want to make better music, and it really ...