Those Darlins are a hybrid of old-school country, rock music and classic punk in the form of three women – who until a month ago lived in the same Tennessee house – and a male drummer. The band’s bassist, Kelley Darlin, spoke with The Post’s Adam Wagner about the band’s songs, how it feels to be defined as a girl band and how poverty influenced its music.

The Post: How does the band’s songwriting process work?

Kelley Darlin: Usually different ones of us will write either part of a song or a whole song, and then when we get together, we flesh it out, kind of like how the parts work on our instruments usually. We all write separately and collectively.

Post: How effective is that?

Darlin: It’s great. There’s a lot of freeness, a lot of collaboration and different ideas and I think that’s maybe why the band’s sound is what it is. It’s influenced by a lot of different things, but it’s also a very distinct sound, and that’s kind of a combination of all our tastes, aesthetics, influences and personalities.

Post: What do the band’s lyrics typically cover?

Darlin: A lot of good times – partying, drinking. There’s some sad songs on there, like “Glass to You.” That song has a lot of the same fears normal pop songs and country songs (do) … but it tends to be more day-to-day stuff. It’s definitely not heavy, conceptual pop. It’s more daily-life type of stuff.

Post: How do you react to people calling you a girl band?

Darlin: Well, it’s totally inaccurate. I guess we started out as a three-piece, but we have a male drummer. It’s also, you know, kind of . . . I don’t know. It’s like calling a band that has black people in it a black band. It’s absurd in a lot of ways, on a lot of different levels.

Post: How do you think growing up poor influenced the music?

Darlin: Well, I grew up in more of a working class, middle class background, but there’s definitely some rural country influences. When I was a kid, I would go out to my grandmother’s – my mom grew up on a farm and my grandma lived through the Great Depression and was kind of a poor farmer. But I think the ruralness and the connection to family and all of that has been a big influence. Also, being resourceful with time and resources and being creative with your time and resources has been maybe constant. Because we started out as friends and we all played music, but we did it to entertain ourselves. It wasn’t to go make a dollar; it wasn’t to impress anyone. It was just for us to get our kicks and hang out and have fun.