Billboard-charting country music singer-songwriter Austin Martin introduces his new single/music video, “Country Drunk,” a party-starting, stomping song dripping with energy.
Hailing from Ryegate, Montana, a small town an hour north of Billings, Austin Martin grew up in big sky country, a place of rolling prairies, open roads, and wire fences that go on and on toward a distant horizon. In Ryegate, cowboy stories aren’t fiction.
Though he’s toured the nation five times and seen his name on Billboard’s charts twice, Austin Martin’s heart belongs to Ryegate and central Montana, and that’s apparent in every line he writes and every note he sings.
He’s developed a country-rock sound big enough to fill a wide and open landscape, and he plays it with the endearing roughness of a man accustomed to hard (and sometimes dirty) work. Whether he’s in the field or in a bar, a guy like Martin is going to keep things rowdy. Occasionally, he’s going to get “Country Drunk,” and when he does, it’s best not to get in his way.
Martin’s unique sound blends classical country and roots rock with hints of modern R&B and hip-hop, forging a fresh, innovative style of music that lures listeners in.
“Country Drunk” narrates the aftermath of a wild night of partying, picking up where the video for “Small Town Nights” left off. The morning after, Martin wakes up in a barn. Taking stock of himself, he tries to remember what happened and how he ended up spending the night sleeping with his boots on.
Once everything makes sense, he and his band are plugged in and roaring in the front yard, cutting up, and ready to do it all over again.
“Country Drunk” opens with growling guitars riding a thumping kick drum. Shades of a crying slide guitar lead into raw, nasty surfaces of country rock, thick with surging momentum. Martin’s vocals brim with flavors of outlaw country, imbuing the lyrics with a thrilling, carefree attitude.
“Flyin’ high across the nation / Drinkin’ from the wells of the land / Swinging with the population / Intoxicated we all stand and we all fall down / We get back up too…”
Drenched in the rowdy dynamics of country rock, “Country Drunk” forms an earworm brought to life by the evocative vocals of Austin Martin.
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