Singer/songwriter, guitarist and melodic wizard Austin Martin has plenty of old fashioned honky tonk in his sound, and it’s greater than apparent when listening to his new single “Nation Drunk,” which might be described as a hybrid of nation and roots rock if we had been to look at it from a mainstream perspective. Nonetheless, if we have a look at this music from an experimental angle, the important notion of its debatable experiments in genre-bending takes on a very completely different tone.

Austin Martin seems like an artist searching for his sound in “Nation Drunk,” however as wild a songcraft because it employs, I don’t know that it’s something however a stunner on the finish of the day.

There’s a great deal of potential within the framework of this monitor, and I like that all the greatest attributes current are correctly utilized to the place we are able to really feel the dynamic ardour that Martin has when he performs. The rhythm is righteous, and there’s simply sufficient zeal within the percussion for us to get pleasure from it. The guitars have the suitable melody, and higher but, they’re loud sufficient for us to understand their contribution. To understand all the depth and tone right here, I really feel like I would wish to listen to it from Austin Martin’s lips on stage someplace, the place nothing could be able to intruding on his efficiency.

Essentially the most redemptive aspect in “Nation Drunk” is its depth of emotion, which is apparent as day once we strip away the polish and try the lyrics, and maybe extra importantly, their relationship with the muted groove within the percussion.

The rhythm right here is pulsating with a folky sway that meshes with the wistful perspective of the vocal completely, and the variety within the building makes it much more provocative than many of the nation/rock singles I’ve reviewed recently.

In the end listeners should determine for themselves whether or not or not “Nation Drunk” is a real try at hybridity or an authentically stylized leap in the direction of the experimental on the a part of Austin Martin, however I for one am trying ahead to listening to much more materials from this artist sooner or later. “Nation Drunk” has a sure attraction about it, and it by no means feels as if we’re listening to one thing that was made to pander to the viewers. It’s abundantly clear to me that the natural expertise Austin Martin has isn’t being exploited for what it’s really price simply but, and for me, I’ve to surprise simply how a lot juice he’s going to pack into his subsequent single since this providing boasts as a lot muscle because it does.

The nation music devoted don’t have to worry that this can be a participant we gained’t be listening to a lot of past this monitor, as a result of if he can stick to the current trajectory he’s on I’ve a sense that not solely will he have a spot within the mainstream, however throughout the hallowed grounds of nation’s internal circle quite a bit prior to some could be anticipating.

Mindy McCall