Hooting@the Blowfish is a new band that is coming out with a lot of sweet mp3s and getting lots of coverage on the pitchfork zine.

They seem to be a multiracial band, appealing to black people, indie people, alt people, and mainstreamers.

It seems like they just want to promote chill vibes to any1 looking to chill, and they seem to be one of the largest 'chill wave' bands on the planet. It seems like they have totally transcended the now defunct 'glo-fi' genre.

As you can see by their post-modern album cover, Cracked Rearview is surely going to change the way that music + album art are created for the rest of time.

I think that they will appeal to both young and old people.

Here is a video for their hit song 'Only Wanna Be With You'. This is a song about vulnerability & admitting that ur stuck with some1, and some1 is stuck with u. Sorta like that 1 Huey Lewis song.

It seems like with this song, they have transcended all genres. They are rock, chill, bro rock, country, and even 'music for black people.'

The lead singer, "hootie" seems to be emulating the Tiger Woods aesthetic, possibly sponsored b Nike.

The band seem like they are all very good friends. Like they can hang out at interracial watering holes, such as Chili's and Applebee's (but not McDonald's).

I think that this is their 'press photo' that magazines use when they blogwrite about them.

Here is the song 'Let Her Cry', a video about love, loss, and letting 'some dumb bitch' die alone.

I am excited about the Pitchfork magazine picking up on this band. I think that with the right amount of blog buzz, and coverage from magazines and Pitchforks, they will be around for a long time to come.

When I hear Hooting@the_blowfish, it makes me happy, as if I am actually experiencing the feeling that Louie Armstrong felt when he wrote the song 'What a Wonderful World', which is actually about a utopian music scene where all good music rises to the top, no matter what the members of the band look like, or what their aesthetic is. A lot of people say that the music industry is 'in the shitter', but I honestly believe these next 10 years are going to be the 'Golden Age' of Pop + Indie music.

Please friend this band on myspace, so that if they get big, we can say that we wrote about them first, and found out about them because of blogs.
http://www.myspace.com/hootieandblowfish

Do you think this band will 'make it', or will they experience a 'backlash' if they get to popular?