ST. LOUIS _ One of the biggest pieces of advice that St. Louis country singer Chris Bandi got when he arrived in Nashville in 2012 was that he should write songs about his truths.
He already had a hundred songs in his pocket when he arrived there. Bandi says his truth doesn't involve familiar country music tropes of tractors and trucks. It's deeper, he says.
He released his self-titled seven-song debut EP on Friday.