The Guatemalan group Suburban Bohemia launched this Friday, May 9 Honey, A production that, according to its members, includes Songs that cross introspective, powerful and melancholic territories.
Integrated today by Giovanni Pinzón (voice), Juancarlos Barrios (guitar) and José Pedro “Pepe” Mollinedo (drums), suburban bohemia has 33 years of experience, an extensive list of fans, study productions, live albums and a Latin Grammy nomination.
According to national musicians, The creative process of Honeyhis seventh studio album began in 2024. In July of that year they traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to give life to this musical work that included An international adventure that had the work of the renowned producer Tweecy González.
“This creative visionary, known for his work with Fito Páez, Soda Stereo, Gustavo Cerati, Ximena Sariñana and many more, contributed his experience and sensitivity to bring suburban Bohemia to explore new sound dimensions,” said Pinzón, Barrios and Mollinedo.
The singles
Since last February 7, Bohemia Suburban began with the dissemination of his new proposal. That day he launched Paint the wall, The first single from his seventh studio album.
According to local musicians, that theme is short, but powerful and fuses melancholy and dynamism, perfect to captivate both their usual followers and new generations.
“Paint the wall Capture the essence of the band: a mixture of introspection and melodic magnetism, ”said the bohemians.
According to the band, the lyrics of the first single It is a tribute to the ephemeral magic of sunset, transforms the everyday into a deeply visual and emotional experience, plasma poetry into sounds.
The publication of the first single was accompanied by Rangle me, Theme that was promoted as face B, something particular of the era of vinyl discs and singles in physical format.
The video clip Paint the wall
The publication of the first single from the seventh studio album of the band had the support of the official video clip, which was recorded in Quetzaltenango, was directed by Tavo Salazar and was attended by Ceci Menocal, Carlos Hernández (El Gordo) and Edis Castillo.
The dissemination of the new suburban Bohemian proposal continued on March 7 with the publication of Dramatic finalthe second single from the album.
In the same way in which it was disseminated in the first single, the band published as a face to the theme Dramatic final And as face B, the subject In full flight.
According to suburban bohemia, the recurring use of the counting “3,2,1,2”, which is listened to in dramatic end, It works as a rhythmic and conceptual resource that evokes a sense of imminence and repetition, as if it were a regressive account towards emotional implosion or an internal collapse.
“This reason is intertwined with the sound mantra of the ‘sonar that stops sounding’, a metaphor that could refer to the end of a cycle or the loss of something essential,” added Giovanni, Juanca and Pepe.
Honeythe new suburban Bohemian album
Honey It is the seventh Suburban Bohemian study album And it was recorded in two studies, declared by Guatemalan musicians as two iconic spaces of Latin American music.
- Panda Studies: Cradle of legendary productions
- Unison: Gustavo Cerati’s mythical study
According to the bohemians, the mixture of Honey It was held in New York, USA, by engineer Héctor Castillo, regular collaborator of artists such as David Bowie, Björk, Philip Glass and Fabulosos Cadillacs, among others.
The Masterization of the album was in charge of Charly Chicago in Barcelona, Spain, something that, according to the Guatemalan band, closed a production process with global reach.
The songs
- The voice
- In full flight
- Paint the wall
- Without asking
- Dramatic final
- Rangle me
- Opposite responses
- Honey
The band indicated that Honey It includes eight songs that cross introspective, powerful and melancholic territories. “The album represents a sound evolution for the band, without losing its rebel and poetic essence … it is an invitation to immerse yourself in an emotional and electrical universe that only suburban Bohemia knows how to build,” said local musicians.
The seventh Suburban Bohemian study album is available on platforms streaming And as its members indicated, it is likely that in the coming months they will be published Physical versions of collection such as vinyl and cassette.