The Comfies are set to release a series of three EP’s starting with Benjamin A. Harper in This Ship Is Going Down to be released on July 17th. The band plays at The End with Joel J. Dahl (new country project from the De Novo Dahl frontman) and The Nobility. Thanks to the power of Bandcamp you can already listen to the album and even name your price to download it for future listening.

By my gauge Nashville has never had a shortage of music coming out of the departments of country, singer-songwriter or rock but it’s actually somewhat rare to hear some straightforward pop music. It’s good to see that bands like The Comfies continue to fill that void.

Nashville and country music are an undeniable couple. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that the two ideas are rarely presented as separate. Unfortunately, most contemporary country music is total crap. Without tearing down a path of specifics I think we can all agree that big country is not something a respectful Nashville resident would want to be associated with.

Enter Those Darlins. If you aren’t familiar with them yet, you should spend some time with their just launched Lake Fever Session and consider checking out their new album that hits shelves July 7th (or, available on vinyl now). They are, without a doubt, country music as it should be created. It’s got the necessary twang but it also has a swagger to it that any “rock” band should take note of.

• Hung Up on Me
• Snaggletooth Mama
• DUI or Die