"...a wonderfully disorienting sense of temporal dislocation..." - Preston Jones/DFW.com

Dallas Observer Music Awards 2014 NOMINATED for Best EP & Best Folk Act. 

I'm excited to announce Bad Mountain has officially been added to the Hand Drawn Records' artist roster. Their work ethic and goals are right in line with that of our own and we couldn't be happier to be on board. They are Dallas Observer Music Awards winners for "Best Label 2013" and believe in "the incontrovertible truth that success truly favors the prepared and that the heart of a healthy musical community beats to the drum of hard work." Here's to the future.

Americana songwriter Jesse Anderson is based in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. After being honorably discharged after four years of service in the Air Force in 2006 the troubadour directly dove into the local DFW music scene.  Large amps and loud guitars were a way of life and having played in multiple bands (guitarist for The Sundowners, guitarist/songwriter for Roaming Soldiers, with a few shows on bass for Somebody's Darling) and in multiple venues across the US, a large amount of original music was being compiled.  Having a son in the spring of 2011 led to change the way songs were written at home. No longer were the loud amps and multiple effects being used to form songs at home but the acoustic guitar was picked up again leading to new inspirations and new styles. It was time to create something that can be done with a band full of diverse instruments or a stripped down version as simple as a man and his guitar. 

This project started early 2013 as a solo venture but the chemistry from the studio in July 2013 led to more and more full band shows. Within its first year the band had played multiple festivals including SXSW, Wildflower Fest, and Big Folkin' Fest,  shared the stage with greats such as Possessed by Paul James and Jonathan Tyler, and was added to local label Hand Drawn Records' artist roster. Tracks from the EP are currently getting spins on local internet radio shows Ghost of Blind Lemon and The Southside Pirate. The song "Tell Me Mama" is featured on Hand Drawn Records' compilation HDRComp3 in 2014.  The labels' official re-release will be set for early 2015 with upgraded packaging and additional songs.

"...delivers Americana bliss…" -Brenna Rushing/PegasusNews
"…compelling…" -Hunter Hauk/GuideLiveDMN
"…a wondrous piece of art…" - On Tour Monthly

Recorded at Modern Electric Sound Recorders in Dallas 7.8.2013 
Released independently 2.12.2014 on all digital formats.

Jesse Anderson :: Vox/Acoustic
Nate Wedan :: Drums/Perc
Mike Talley :: Upright Bass
Daniel Creamer :: Piano
Beau Bedford :: Slide/Harmonica

Produced by Beau Patrick Bedford
Engineered by Jason Burt
Mastered at Foster Mastering (Seattle, WA)

"All the guys in the band hope that you are sick & tired like they are of all this crazy far out music some of the bands of today are playing. They hope you are so sick & tired of it that you are ready for their real sharp style of music. They are good socially acceptable young men who only want to sing about their girl friends. They want everybody to start dancing close back together again like 1955 because they know that people need to love & also want to hold on to each other. Even holding hands is okay for them. They want you to hold hands and dance the bop & fall in love to their music. " 

Followers of Bad Mountain