The 15 tracks include material penned by such notable songwriters as Chris DeStefano, Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Neil Thrasher, Ben Hayslip, Brett Beavers and Chris Stapleton. "With this new album, it's definitely the same old me," Aldean said of the new collection. "But, I like to mix things up and try new sounds and go into territory I've never explored before, so I do a little bit of that, too. That's why I named the album Old Boots, New Dirt�I'm almost 10 years into this crazy ride, but in a lot of ways, I feel like I'm just gettin' started."

Aldean unveiled the album's lead single, "Burnin' It Down," earlier this summer. Penned by Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, along with Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins, it's a slow and sexy song that marks a new direction for the often-hard-rocking country superstar.

"Sonically, ['Burnin' It Down'] definitely feels like something different for me and what I have typically put out as the lead single off my previous albums," Aldean said of the song when it was first released. "I've pretty much always gone with a really guitar-driven song that's pretty in your face, and this is more of a laid back thing with a really cool groove."