Hello Seahorse!

Hello Seahorse! is a Mexican alternative rock band formed in 2005 in Mexico City. The band gained quick recognition as one of the leading acts in Mexican alternative and indie rock,^[1] placing their first commercial single "Bestia" on regular radio airplay by November 2008.

Hello Seahorse!
Background information
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock, shoegaze, dream pop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Mun Records / EMI / Nacional Records / Magic Marker
Members	OroDeNeta (Fernando Burgos), Bonnz! (Gabriel G. De León), Lo Blondo (Denise Gutiérrez), Joe (José Borunda)
Past members	Julio Muñoz
Website	helloseahorse.com

Early releases such as the EP Hoy a las Ocho featured lyrics in both English and Spanish, though later tracks are solely in the latter; these however deal about nonsense or surrealistic themes.

The band's second album Bestia was released on May 19, 2009. The track "Bestia" from that album won the "song of the year" award at Mexico's 2009 "Indie-O Music Awards" ceremony. At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica, they were nominated for and won the "La Zona" award. Also in 2009, they were nominated for best alternative song at the Latin Grammy Awards, but they lost to Calle 13, and the next year they were nominated in the same category with the song Criminal.^[2][3]

Hello Seahorse! has shared the stage with bands such as Beastie Boys, Jarvis Cocker, Clinic^[4] and The Killers.

Members

Denise Gutiérrez, lead vocals; she is a soprano singer.

Hello Seahorse's current line-up comprises a female vocalist/lyricist, and male keyboardist and drummer, with no guitarist. The band used however to be a trio, then a quartet, and a trio again by 2009:^[5]

• Denise Gutiérrez (Lo Blondo) - lead vocals, lyrics. Gutierrez was born in Van Nuys, California, but raised in Mexico City. She met keyboardist Oro de Neta and drummer Bonnz via a MySpace ad for a singer.^[6]
• Oro de Neta - (Fernando Burgos, born May 1984) piano, keyboards, bass, synth
• Bonnz! - (Gabriel G. De León, previously known as Bonno, born November 1984) drums, guitar
• Joe - (José Borunda) guitar, bass, piano

Former member

• Julio Muñoz - He played guitar in the emo/math rock band No Somos Marineros (born 1982) guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• ...and the Jellyfish Parade (2007)
• Hoy a las Ocho (2007) was released on Magic Marker records two years later in the US.
• Bestia (2009)
• Lejos. No Tan Lejos (2010)
• Arunima (2012)
• Entretanto [EP] (2016)
• Disco Estimulante (2020)
• Hiper (2023)

Live albums

• Hello Seahorse! 10 Años (En Vivo) (2018)

Videos

Denise Gutiérrez participated in the celebrations of the centenary composer Consuelo Velázquez.

...and the Jellyfish Parade

• "Squarehead"

Hoy a las Ocho

• "Won't Say Anything"

Bestia

• "Bestia" ("Beast")
• "Después" ("After")
• "Criminal"

Lejos. No Tan Lejos

• "Casa Vacía" ("Empty House")
• "Un Año Quebrado" ("A Broken Year")
• "Me Has Olvidado" ("You Have Forgotten Me")
• "Velo De Novia" ("Veil")

Arunima

• "Para Mi" ("For Me")
• "La Flotadera" ("The Floatering")
• "No Es Que No Te Quiera" ("It's Not That I Don't Love You")
• "El Artista" ("The Artist")

Entretanto

• "Animal"
• "Me He Convertido" ("I've Become")
• "Nada Extraordinario ft. Gil Cerezo" ("Nothing Extraordinary")
• "Algún Día (Alicia)" ("Someday (Alicia)")

References

1. "Excélsior: Hello Seahorse!, por el placer de la música". Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. "Prodigy MSN: Hello Seahorse! estrena el disco "Bestia"". Retrieved July 23, 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Imas teaser". Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
4. "Hello Seahorse!". Retrieved July 27, 2009.
5. "De10: Hello Seahorse!, un pequeño tesoro". Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
6. "Pop & Hiss". The Los Angeles Times. September 25, 2009.

External links

• Hello Seahorse! Official Site
• Hello Seahorse! Official MySpace