The Drafted formed in 2003 and they hail from Baytown, Texas, a suburb on Houston's east side. Their music has been described as"an uncanny blend of nimble jazz, ferociously keen politics, and punk rock nerve," (Ensminger, 2011).The Drafted's music tends to come with a political message that has been called"caustic and barbed," typically taking aim at US foreign policy, Texas politics, corporate abuse, industrial blight, media pundits, and other conservative figures.With songs like"I Hate Rick Perry" and"Burn the Confederate Flag," The Drafted have a tendency to ruffle a few feathers down in Texas.