Dierks was in Phoenix as part of his Locked & Reloaded Tour with Miranda Lambert. He spoke openly and passionately about his upcoming album, Riser, which he recently announced will be hitting stores this fall.

"I kinda threw the playbook away again," he said of the album. "I'm working with a different producer, different engineer. Just different songs, man, and it feels really fresh."

Ross Copperman, who co-wrote Dierks' 2012 hit "Tip It On Back," was enlisted this time as producer. Dierks also brought back executive producer Arturo Buenahora Jr., who worked on his first two albums. Additionally, some of the music on Riser was cut outside of a traditional recording studio.