Totally. Blind Pilot was completely a grass roots thing from the get go. Practically everyone who knows about them heard about them by word of mouth or music blogs. They went from playing in bars to opening for some pretty big acts and doing overseas tours within a year.
Usually I like bands that have a lot more going on in the orchestration, but these guys really don't need anything fancy with song writing as strong as theirs. It's all so straightforward and likeable, and somehow has this feeling like they're saying something important, but in a very simple way. It almost reminds me of Cat Stevens or something, just very stripped back and honest.