England's Seahorses, a band that rose out of the ashes of Stone Roses, has been put out to pasture. The group, formed by Stone Roses guitarist John Squire, is citing the standard "creative differences" for the bust up. They had apparently just finished recording a second album according to Britain's Radio One.

"Due to a general divergence of musical directions, The Seahorses have decided to disband," reads the official statement. "No formal plans for the future have been made but all four members intend to continue along their own separate paths."

After Stone Roses disintegrated into mass of bad will following a 1995 tour, Squire linked up with singer Chris Helm, a busker he discovered on a New York City street, and added bassist Stuart Flecher and drummer Andy Watts to form the Seahorses. The group made their debut late in 1996. Watts left the group just prior to a tour in September of '97 (see "Seahorses Drummer Dismounts").

Stone Roses singer Ian Brown launched a solo career. He went on to dubious infamy when he netted a four-month jail sentence late last year for creating a disturbance on an airliner (see "Stone Roses' Ian Brown Gets Four Months" ). His lesser known accomplishments these days include a vocal track recorded with UNKLE that was recently released as a single.

Although with the announcement of the Seahorses demise came the predictable speculation that a Stone Roses reunion may be in the works, Brown's official website states that there's no truth to the rumors that say Stone Roses may reform.