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That鈥檚 what rising country star Dustin Lynch did this summer when he released his latest single, 鈥淕ood Girl,鈥� an upbeat dance song that just made more sense in the summertime than waiting for a year to release it on a new album.

鈥淲hen something sets us off and gets us excited, we鈥檒l just go in and record it,鈥� said Lynch, quoting from the old record-making playbook artists used in the 1950s and 鈥�60s. 鈥淚 just kind of like being inspired and letting the song tell me when it鈥檚 time to record it, and that鈥檚 kind of what we have been doing.鈥�

He realized there was a risk that 鈥淕ood Girl鈥� could derail sales of his year-old CD 鈥淐urrent Mood,鈥� which has produced hits of 鈥淪mall Town Boy鈥� and 鈥淪eein鈥� Red.鈥�

But it was worth the risk, said Lynch, who brings his tour to the AVA at Casino del Sol on Friday, Sept. 7.

鈥淚 was sitting there and this song just felt like it needs to be this year and this summer. I couldn鈥檛 stand waiting around for a year or two for the album cycle to happen,鈥� he said during a phone call last week from his home in Nashville, days after he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in mid-August.

In a country music landscape in which more artists are blurring the lines between country and pop/R&B, being inducted into the Opry is still viewed as a career milestone.

鈥淚t鈥檚 about carrying on the legacy of country music,鈥� said Lynch, whose own music is pop-infused, neo-trad country, with confident nods to country instrumentally and lyrically.

鈥淚t鈥檚 about all the guys and girls that paved the way to get me where I am,鈥� he said. 鈥淭o be considered to be a part of that prestigious club is such an honor. I鈥檓 going to carry the torch and do them as proud as I possibly can and spread the word of country music all over the world.鈥�

So far, Lynch, whose young career goes back to his 2012 eponymous debut album, has taken his country music to Mexico, Canada, throughout the United States and Australia, where he was part of the 2018 CMC Rocks festival in March with Luke Bryan and more than two dozen American country music artists. He still hasn鈥檛 made it to Europe because he hasn鈥檛 been able to fit it into his busy stateside tours that have grown more demanding every year.

Since his last 蜜柚直播 show in 2014, Lynch said he has grown in confidence as a performer, and that has allowed him to enjoy the moment rather than stress the road ahead.

鈥淚t feels like we just started doing this a year ago and it鈥檚 been six now since we鈥檝e been touring nonstop,鈥� said the 33-year-old, who has a pre-med bachelor鈥檚 degree and once considered medical school to become a surgeon. 鈥淚t really is a fast-paced life, and I鈥檒l tell you, I鈥檝e gotten better at really enjoying the moments as they happen and not stressing much about every little detail of what goes into this sort of lifestyle.鈥�

His live shows have always had the energy of a honky tonk, but Lynch said he鈥檚 also added some bells and whistles to create a 鈥済iant dance party.鈥�

鈥淲e are going to put on a giant dance party. There鈥檚 not going to be any sitting down. It鈥檚 going to be everybody up, making great memories and dancing all night,鈥� he said.