Hello Seahorse!, the Mexican trio of Burgos, Denise (aka Vanilla Face), and Bonno T, mix a twee sensibility and artsy DIY visual aesthetic with unexpected instrumental interludes (lapping ocean waves, jumbled voices over piano) and spacier, darker, non-twee moments. They have a knack for writing pop songs that hit you immediately. You could think of them as a scaled down Los Campesinos! (note shared exclamation point), an even more scaled down I’m From Barcelona, or, maybe, a Sarah Records band singing in Spanish. (On a track like “Antardecer En Parapent” you’ll even hear Stereolab in the vocal patterns.) HS!’s catchiest song, bar none, is “Won’t Say Anything,” which we have in video and audio form. You should also take a listen to the glitchier Velocity Girl-esque “Universo 2,” which closes out Hoy A Las Ocho, and gives an idea of the band’s aforementioned diversity.
“Won’t Say Anything”:
Sans balloons and face t-shirt:
You can hear the altogether different “Bestia” at their MySpace. You can also check out their website, which would be more fun for me if I could read Spanish.
The Hoy A Las Ocho EP (with previously unreleased bonus tracks) is out 11/11 via Magic Marker. MM’s also doing an album in 2009, which will be released in Mexico and the U.S.
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i like it and i’m mexican
Its good you guys are doing reviews of these guys, theyreee pretty damn good.
FELICIDADES HELLO SEAHORSE!
Qué chingón!
These seahorses are truly something, they have quickly became a favorite of us. This is how I like my pop.
a-hue-vo.
Just like Mexico, always looking to the north.
No le regalen su dinero a una banda mas de la escena hipsterfolkcondechimequierosalirdelmonton recomendado por los mercenarios del rock…yokozuna me parece mejor opcion en todo caso…
nice to see HS in this blog. They really are a mexican independent band who have worked their butts off to do their music, Congrats
jajaja el que dijo lo de yokozuna, es un imbecil
yo creo que tienes que lavarte un poco los oidos,
en prmera .. ruloisnothingmorethanme.. tu nombre.. que?? te contradices !
en primera a rulo le gusta yokozuna y seguramente los conoces por que los oiste en la estacion de ese wey,
en segunda, no puedes comparar generos asi de distintos,
en tercera ni sabes que es hipster nisabes que eres tu, y estas desubicado, si vas a compararlos con una banda mexicana, ponte a buscar tansiquiera un poco mas!
en cuarta! ya nimereces mis palabras, pro gente como tu.. mexico no progresa
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People like you give the US a bad name. That comment just goes to prove how ignorant you are. Did you really think US or the UK bands were the only ones capable of producing “good music”? Take your head out of your arrogant ass, open up your ears (turn on your brain… IF you have one) and you will see they’re an awesome band… asshole