The Watanabes have featured on the BBC Introducing Series,[REF] and in September 2010, their acoustic green lullaby "Whales Can Sing" was championed by Ric O'Barry,[REF] star of the Academy Award winning documentary The Cove, as well as race car driver and environmental activist Leilani Munter [REF].
The band have received praise for their fundraising efforts, particularly in aid of Tohoku following the Tohoku earthquake [REF].