Clean Slate Dustin Lynch

• 1 Made In A Bottle 02:51
• 2 Real Fine Reason 02:44
• 3 Clean Slate 03:01
• 4 She Don't Know 02:52
• 5 How You Been 02:55
• 6 Lightning Don't 02:47
• 7 Built Us A Life 02:40
• 8 One Tennessee 02:38
• 9 Talkin' 03:14
• 10 Old Man Knows 02:59
• 11 Easy To Love 02:44
• 12 Home To You 03:34
• Total Runtime 34:59

Info for Clean Slate

The Multi-Platinum, 10x #1 hitmaker Dustin Lynch releases his seventh studio album, "Clean Slate".

Taking its name from the album’s introspective title track, Clean Slate finds Lynch looking at where he’s been, what he’s learned and where he wants to go next. Across 12 tracks, love comes into view from every angle: imagining the life you could build, recognizing the one worth coming home to, chasing a new spark, revisiting the one that got away and confronting the heartbreak that refuses to disappear at last call. There are nights made for cutting loose and hard-earned lessons that only come with time, all leading back to the possibility of clearing the slate and moving forward.

“There’s a lot of life on this record,” shares 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.”

Lynch co-wrote seven of the album’s 12 tracks, working alongside Nashville songwriters including Zach Crowell, Justin Ebach, Josh Thompson, Jameson Rodgers, Brent Anderson, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson, John Byron and more. Production is shared across the collection by Ross Copperman, Zach Crowell and Austin Shawn, with MC4D producing and featuring on album closer “Home To You.” Clean Slate also features Ashley Cooke on “How You Been.”

Before Clean Slate arrives in full, Lynch leads off with “Made In A Bottle,” available September 4. Written by Jesse Frasure, Mark Holman and Geoff Warburton and produced by Ross Copperman, the straight-down-the-middle honky-tonk anthem is built on real instruments, real players and the snap of a full band. Against that high-energy backdrop, Lynch makes the rounds from bar to bar only to learn there isn’t a pour strong enough to outrun the memory of the one he lost.

“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.”

Dustin Lynch

Dustin Lynch
It’s just natural. As country music evolves, some artists are bound to get left behind – but that won’t be Dustin Lynch’s story. With his new Ridin’ Roads EP, the Broken Bow Records hitmaker continues his relentless push forward, boldly reaffirming his place as one of country’s elite new stars.

Defined by sonic electricity, low-and-slow grooves and hands to the sky small-town pride, the anthemic three-song set finds Lynch dialing up the heat on his signature country style, and embracing his creative fire like never before. Six #1 singles, five-straight Platinum and Gold-certified smashes, more than 1 Billion digital streams, international tours, a clothing line and membership in the Grand Ole Opry all lay in the Tennessee native’s rearview ... and up ahead, a new road to ride.

The transition came with 2018’s infectious “Good Girl,” marking Lynch’s first #1 as a songwriter and putting an exclamation point on his early career. Released as a standalone single, Lynch took the lessons learned from that experience straight into the studio for the Ridin’ Roads EP – trusting his instincts with producer Zach Crowell and all but abandoning the old-school Music Row album cycle to write what he felt, and record it while the inspiration was still fresh.

Kicking off with the laid-back nostalgia of the EP’s title track and first single, Lynch plants a flag for anyone proud of growing up in backroad nation – with nowhere to go and nothing to do but soak up the freedom of their glory days. Sensual, easy-rolling melodies mix with country-to-the core lyrics and a light touch of modern electricity, as a two-lane cruise comes to life in vibrant detail.

“Growing up, that’s really all we had to do,” Lynch explains. “We’d be driving around listening to music we loved, trying to smooth talk girls and meet up with friends. This song is all about being in the moment with somebody, out in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do but enjoy each other.”

Following the thread deeper, “Little Town Livin’” stands as a talk-rapping anthem to PowerStroke diesels, sunset six packs and tucked away party spots where only those in the know would think to go. Dobro riffs meet thumping beats and clap tracks as Lynch delivers the payoff: “Ain’t got a lot but ain’t a damn thing missin’ / We’re just little town livin’ it up tonight.”

“It’s literally everybody I grew up with,” he says. “And honestly when I go back home, nothing has changed. The guys and girls in high school, just learning to drive and party, they’re still doing the same things we were doing years ago – and then you realize why. There’s nothing to change.”

With that in mind, “Red Dirt, Blue Eyes” finishes the set in a colorful, timeless blast of cinematic desire. Pounding beats, ringing guitars and bold synthesizers frame a hot-and-heavy couple doing everything they can to get lost, with Lynch’s sly vocal designed to move massive crowds on tour.

“It’s a song about a connection with a girl, and just wanting to experience each other away from everyone else,” he explains. “But just like the other two, it reenergizes me and gives us some new material to play out there on tour. I’ve had success with a lot of different kinds of songs, but these three are really where I am now, and how I want to feel onstage.”

Moving forward, Lynch says that’s what he’s all about. The old ways of thinking about how country sounds and how it should be released are just that – the old ways. Now it just comes down to what feels natural, what moves him and how he can get it to fans as quick as possible. It’s time to see where this road goes.

This album contains no booklet.