Not everyone knows it, but Hello Seahorse! are Mexican.

The Mexico City trio – Lo Blondo (vocals), Oro de Neta (keyboards, bass) and Bonnz! (drums) – was recently bashed with hundreds of angry comments when their Spanish-language track "Bestia" was made the free track of the week on iTunes. The band's latest album, Bestia, is their first to feature only songs in Spanish.

We hollered at the critically-acclaimed band about their taste in Mexican music, television and why they hate our freedom.

Some people say your music doesn’t sound Mexican. What does Mexican sound like?

Hmm. Folklore and regional music maybe? That’s like asking, "What does American music sound like?"

What’s your favorite American food?

We're not too picky. We like all kinds of food and flavors.

Most bands go from Spanish to English. You went the other way. Why?

Well, it felt natural. Lo Blondo wrote songs both in English and in Spanish because she was actually born in the U.S. – in Van Nuys, California. After two years of being a band, it feels better to write songs in Spanish. It’s a beautiful and rich language. Since we live in México, it’s more exciting when our fans can perfectly understand what we are saying. People can relate better to our music. We love writing songs in Spanish, it just took us a couple of years.

Were any of you child performers on TV? Do you wish you had been?

Yeah, of course! Remember Chiquilladas?

Hahah, nah. We were pretty much your average kid.

What’s your favorite song by Maná?

We really aren't into Maná that much. But if we had to choose one, it would be Cómo te Deseo. No comment.