Hoots & Hellmouth Around the turn of the year twenty-aught-5, forces were conspiring in the college town of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Some say these forces were disembodied spirits migrating toward a spiritual nexus. Others say the holy ghosts of the almighty himself had descended upon the town seeking out willing vessels. Hard to tell for sure. Equipped with recordings and an ever-growing sense of purpose, Hoots & Hellmouth are poised to expand their influence. The spirit of the music inside and among these willing vessels propels them. Their ambition goes beyond the region beyond the country, really. This is music for the masses. All of them. Among the media set, Hoots & Hellmouth have been long-considered "the other Avett Brothers". The staff at Shut Eye Records & Agency discovered this little-known (at the time) group at a small Americana music festival at Dewey Beach, Delaware in 2005. Since then, H&H have appeared on Shut Eye's The United State of Americana, Volume Four with a live version of their track "I'm Close, I'm Come Undone", and are touring the US with wild abandon.