To many of the Hello Seahorse! They were surprised by the title of the group’s most recent song, “El final”.
“Many people think it’s because the band is going to end,” said Denise Gutiérrez, the vocalist of this indie music group from Mexico City. “But it’s really a revival of the band.”
Indeed, Hello Seahorse! not only is he about to release a new album, which will be released in the fall of this year, but he is a few months away from coming of age; next year it will celebrate 18 years of life.
What happens with “El final” is that it is the song that will mark the before and after of this combo that now has a new line-up: in addition to Denise, it is made up of Bonnz on drums and Burgos on keyboards. José Borunda is no longer in the band.
It is a danceable song but at the same time with a somewhat dark theme, because, as Denise, its author, explains, “whenever we think that something is going to end, we think that it is the end of the world, but it really is the beginning.” of something new: death, when the cycles end, when they close, when a relationship ends, that actually allows something new to be born”.
And this is the case of this band, because with the premiere of “Híper”, as their next album is called, there is also a tour with the same name as the album; will visit cities in various countries around the world, including the United States and Mexico. On Saturday June 17 they will be performing in Los Angeles.
In total, they have 16 dates in the country, which means the first time the group has worked an uninterrupted month in clubs in the United States, including cities they had never set foot in, such as Salt Lake City, Portland and Seattle.
“We are excited,” Denise said. “[Porque] Now we are a power trio and that brings new challenges”.
For example, said the singer, they had to adjust the show because in this new stage the band leans more towards electronics, “but without losing our essence,” said Bonnz.
“But with machines it’s another ‘feeling,’” said the singer. “I think it’s a good time to explore new ways of working.”
What led them in that direction was the desire to deliberately use electronic instruments, because, Burgos said, the band has always used analogue instruments and synthesizers in their productions, and now they wanted to make an album that was a bit more electronic, more danceable.
“A lot has to do with life itself,” Denise said. “After almost 18 years of career it is necessary to evolve, transform, change, seek new sources of inspiration […] We are healthy, we are fine, so what better than to take everything towards that universe”.