Jason Aldean Announces New Album '9,' Drops a Whopping Four Tracks: Listen

Jason Aldean will release his forthcoming ninth studio album, fittingly titled 9 [produced by Michael Knox], on Nov. 22. Following his announcement today (Sept. 9), the singer also dropped four new songs off the project.

“Early on I always thought if we ever got to make nine albums, I’m going to call it 9,” Aldean says in a statement. “It was my baseball number growing up, and it’s just kind of always been my lucky number. I remember cutting the first album and thinking 'that’s forever away,' and now here we are. I don’t know, it’s really special we made it this far -- so, it’s more for me than anybody else -- but, it means a lot." 

Aldean’s anthemic new single “We Back” leads the project with scorching electric guitars, an ear-grabbing beat and his distinct vocals. “Blame It On You” [co-written by Michael Tyler] meanwhile, has the singer reflecting at the end of a relationship. As he sings of the difficulty in saying goodbye, he realizes he can’t blame it on his ex.  

“When I came into country music and made my mark, it was with a banger,” Aldean adds, before discussing his new single. “We haven’t put out a lot of that stuff over the last couple years. So we got this song and to me it just says what it says: ‘Thought we were gone, but you’re wrong -- now it’s on.’”

Additionally, “Keeping It Small Town” [co-written by Jaron Boyer] has Aldean proud of the way he grew up while “I Don’t Drink Anymore” [co-written by Neil Thrasher] pairs Aldean’s emotive vocals with soaring pedal steel as he laments of heartbreak after a woman left him because of his drinking.