If anything, Mediocre Bad Guys is about the natural evolution of a band. We formed in 2006 as a pretty exclusive Jack Johnson-only cover trio. A few years later we branched out to include a much more diverse mix of tunes. So it was only a matter of time before we’d start writing our own songs. Three of the four of us have already released a wide catalog of original tunes, with the fourth (that’d be Les) a budding songwriter-in-waiting.

So in 2010 we got to work, and in no time the songs started flowing. At a band meeting at Mellow Mushroom last spring, our plan came to fruition: we would write, record, and release one song a month, making it available to you and the world for download. Exactly how many months, you ask? As many as the creative muse will take us! Our first one out the gate will be “I Will,” a bouncy little tune that’s guaranteed to get your foot tapping. It came out of a simple jam at band practice one night, demonstrating that inspiration can strike at any given moment.