Dustin Lynch Readies New LP For October

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Dustin Lynch will release his new album, Clean Slate, on Oct. 30 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.

Clean Slate takes its name from the album’s introspective title track, and finds Lynch considering where he’s been, what he’s learned and where he wants to go next. Lynch co-wrote seven of the album’s twelve tracks alongside Zach Crowell, Josh Thompson, Jameson Rodgers, Brent Anderson, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson and more. Ashley Cooke joins Lynch on the album on “How You Been.”

“There’s a lot of life on this record,” says Lynch. “Falling for somebody, missing somebody, looking back at things you might do differently now, going out and having a damn good time, and figuring out what matters when everything else gets quiet. I’ve lived a lot of life since my first record, and I wanted this album to feel true to where I am today while still sounding like me.”

The leadoff track from the project, “Made In A Bottle,” penned by Jesse Frasure, Mark Holman and Geoff Warburton, arrives Sept. 4.

“We started playing ‘Made In A Bottle’ live this summer and the reaction was immediate,” shares Lynch. “I love the energy of it and the rhythmic pocket in that chorus. You can’t help but move along to it. Production-wise, we wanted it to feel like you’re right there in the middle of our live show. There aren’t a bunch of studio tricks. It’s real instruments and real players, and it’s just a great honky-tonk song. We’ve road-tested it all summer, and it fits our show perfectly.”

The album announcement follows Lynch’s Setlist Staples – 10 #1’s, a collection of all 10 of his chart-toppers released Aug. 28. The collection arrived alongside new RIAA certifications for “Small Town Boy” (5X Platinum), “Thinking ’Bout You” (4X Platinum), “Ridin’ Roads” (double Platinum) and “Chevrolet (feat. Jelly Roll)” (Platinum).

Clean Slate Track List:
1. “Made In A Bottle” (Jesse Frasure, Mark Holman, Geoff Warburton)
2. “Real Fine Reason” (Dustin Lynch, Will Bundy, John Byron, Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass)
3. “Clean Slate” (Johnny Simpson, Jeremy Dussolliet, Tim Sommers, James Abrahart, Jackson Foote)
4. “She Don’t Know” (Dustin Lynch, Zach Crowell, Jaxson Free, Jameson Rodgers)
5. “How You Been (feat. Ashley Cooke)” (Dustin Lynch, Josh Phillips, Ben Williams, Justin Ebach)
6. “Lightning Don’t” (Dustin Lynch, Justin Ebach, Josh Thompson)
7. “Built Us A Life” (Dustin Lynch, Justin Ebach, Josh Thompson)
8. “One Tennessee” (Casey Brown, Kyle Fishman, Travis Wood)
9. “Talkin’”” (David Garcia, Brent Anderson, Smith Ahnquist, John Morgan)
10. “Old Man Knows” (Dustin Lynch, Brent Anderson, Jameson Rodgers, Jeremy Bussey)
11. “Easy To Love” (Dustin Lynch, Ben Johnson, Jon Hall, Hunter Phelps, Zach Crowell)
12. “Home To You” (Dustin Lynch, Richard Brandon Davis, Trent Tomlinson, Matt Drake, Chris Drake)
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