New Music: The Spoiled – white horses

Published On: November 15th, 2026|

Italian gazepunk outfit The Spoiled are heading for a busy 2027, and to guide us on the way to those new horizons, they’ve shared the beatific white horses.

Tapping into the warmer, more hazily defined and reverb-heavy end of post-punk, white horses underpins the soft, vulnerable textures of the vocals and bass line with synths that nod towards a subtext that is hinted at in the lyrics. In terms of how it sounds – and how it makes me feel – I’d place the song between Drab Majesty and Molchat Doma in the way it balances mood and melody, the guitar especially signalling urgency, maybe even distress, pain under a calm surface.

The song marks something of a change for the band – comprising Giovanni Santolla on vocals and guitars, and Toto Ronzulli on synthesisers – in terms of working style and the creative process, which you can read about below in comments from Santolla.

Speaking of those future plans, Santolla says, “I’ve been writing and recording a lot of new music. Some songs will be released as singles, others will be part of an EP, while Toto and I are also working on a full-length album as a band that I can’t wait for you to hear.”

“For the first time, I’m sharing my song-writing process with someone else, and I see it as an exciting new challenge that’s pushing me to explore different perspectives and possibilities.”

He continues, “For those who have followed this project since the beginning, the new music will mark another step forward in my search for sounds that reflect my personal tastes. I’ve always believed that music should come from an honest place, expressing what’s inside me in the way that feels right to me. And that means challenging myself, stepping outside my comfort zone, and never losing sight of who I am as an artist.”

The Spoiled play Chemnitz, Germany, on the 27th of November. You can hear white horses and more of the band’s music on Bandcamp and Spotify. Get up-to-date gig and music news by checking out their Instagram and Facebook feeds.

Header photo by Naomi Lucino