Troy Castellano Drops Hilarious New Single

A new hybrid of sorts combining country, pop rock and comedy come together on “I Only Dance When I’m Drunk” by Troy Castellano, and it’s actually but also musically fortified. The Nashville-based artist originally comes from Minnesota, which isn’t as musically active as Nashville, but uniquely steeped in music culture. It makes a transition more or less seamless when it comes down to it, and Nashville takes just about anyone to higher heights where Castellano aims his chops. The song also features Nathan Keeterie, Devin Malone, Tim Marks, Luke Moseley, and Miles McPherson to round it out.

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These instrumentalists can’t be denied their prowess, as they layer the sounds with multiple guitars and orchestrated effects, complete with hand claps and clearly heard percussion. The keyboards on “I Only Dance When I’m Drunk” add texture and depth with dynamic pop inflections, making a desired sonic difference. This is no easy feat, even for a pop drenched country single, culled from the 2025 Beautiful Blur album, with numerous other tracks to seek for anyone who reads this. If you listen to this, an earful of more awaits, as Castellano’s catalog builds and takes him to the most ears he can reach.

The songs start off almost reminiscent of bluegrass and zydeco music, but it quickly goes pop country and string slinging behind the unmistakable voice of Castellano. It might come off silly or rubs some ears the wrong way, but the hiccups alone should describe how humorous it can be, and it doesn’t run too long as it clocks in at around just over three minutes, making it perfect to pitch to radio stations if it hasn’t already campaigned yet. The music and words never have time to overwhelm with the story line as it comes strong and goes by quickly.

Make no mistake; this is neither hardcore country or rock; it’s properly blended between the two genres, with sub genre factors also written all over it. And if you don’t take it seriously, you get every intended purpose out of “I Only Dance When I’m Drunk” so it’s an easy win for the artist and fans. “I Only Dance When I’m Drunk” is like a tell-tale of sorts, with a reminder on top of it, and it’s dominated by its infectious chorus providing the hook to hang it on with Castellano’s distinctive vocals on full display.

“I Only Dance When I’m Drunk” shows Castellano not only knows how to have fun, it shows he knows how to snap back and blame it all on the liquid courage downed the night before. This isn’t a joke, but it has comedic values that underline the title itself, and the artist never takes himself seriously. This comes with humility laced throughout the lyrics, so it’s an outright positive track with serious potential to break Castellano into higher spaces. In conclusion, this can all be done for sake of song without the great sense of humor on display, but it would lose the very soul it oozes in the process.

Michael Rand