It’s been awhile since we’ve had Netherfriends on Ruby Hornet when the Netherfriends X Chandler London X Mig Mora track, “Numero Uno,” dropped in time for Valentine’s Day. Since then, I can honestly admit I’ve played the song an unhealthy amount of times since (as well as keeping the accompanying cartoon video on repeat).

Yesterday, he put up the first 12 songs of his 50 Songs 50 States album for streaming on his Bandcamp, with an extra added incentive of making them downloadable with a pre-order of the full album. The ambitious project found Netherfriends touring across the country from April 2010 – April 2011 with the intent of playing in and recording one song in every state, no matter the venue or location of the studio (or sometimes lack thereof). As if the project wasn’t already teeming with awesomeness, an interactive map of the United States is used to share background information for every song released. I wholeheartedly recommend checking out the project on Netherfriends’ website solely for this reason.

Hopefully by now, you’ve already gone and pre-ordered 50 Songs 50 States from his Bandcamp. $7 for the initial 12 songs (with the remaining tracks to be released on July 4th) is a steal, especially given how great the songs sound. I’m sure you can hold off that cheeseburger and fries for one day.