Fishbowl, a student indie band, played at The Drag’s iconic Hole in the Wall on Tuesday. Three of five members of the band, including Archie Korale Arachchige Don (lead singer and rhythm guitarist), Nico Wooters (rhythm and lead guitarist) and Enrico De Cesare Leite (bass guitarist), sat down with The Daily Texan to discuss their upcoming single release and the importance of their gig.
The Daily Texan: What is the main message behind (the single, “Don’t Worry Dear”)?
Archie Korale Arachchige Don: This is the second song I ever wrote. … I had just moved to Austin, I was super unfamiliar with the area and I was overwhelmed … because I just felt like a small fish in a big bowl … it’s mostly about life experience I had with my first partner ever. It was dealing with long distance. … It’s a song about telling your partner to not (be) worried (and) that I’ll be there regardless of the distance that comes between us. Now, I’m really far removed from that. … I think about it a little bit differently now. … You can just (not) worry. You know, life keeps moving … We’ll be there for whoever it is, whether it’s your partner, your friends, your family.
DT: What are you guys most excited for, playing a gig with two different bands, Study Break and Bloom?
Enrico De Cesare Leite: I really like the feeling of when, after everyone’s done playing and everyone’s still around … the stress of it’s gone, and then you’re just unwinding, sipping a beer with your friends and just having a good time. … All of us share this experience, so it becomes very easy to become friends with people like (musicians) and relate. That post gig feeling is really chill.
Nico Wooters: Making friends is a huge bonus. … because you have people, (and) you have something in common already, so that’s a given. You have an excuse to actually talk to people, (and) meet new people from different backgrounds. Even the musical aspect is very fascinating. Sometimes finding out where everybody comes from musically, and what music they listen to, what they use to develop their own music, it’s really fantastic. It’s a great way to make friends.
DT: What is your biggest piece of advice for those just starting out in the music industry, wanting to release a single?
NW: As a musician, you should foremostly respect yourself and respect your vision. If you come into this with an idea, and you want to execute that idea, you have to hold yourself to it. Obviously, you can learn and adapt as you go, but at the end of the day, you look at some of these famous musicians across history, and there’s somebody with a very unique idea that brought something new to the table. We’re just trying to replicate musical styles that came before, so just don’t be afraid to make something weird.
DT: If you could describe the single in three words, what would they be?
ECL: I’m gonna say sweet.
NW: (This) may be a little random, but lullaby.
AK: I’m gonna say raw. … It’s very classic, very simplistic. It does the job. It gives you the feels, and that’s why I think it’s raw. I feel like you can really feel it.
