Over the course of his 15-year career, the Georgian has delighted fans and disarmed critics by exploring his deep love of hardcore country, flashing an ability and affinity for bluegrass, revealing unexpected sensitivity as a balladeer, winning respect as a formidable songwriter and, most emphatically, drawing widespread recognition as one of the finest vocalists the genre has ever known.

In his personal life, Tritt spent the early part of his career living up to the outlaw image he projected, and has been very candid about his excesses. But since his 1997 marriage, his third, he has settled in as a devoted husband and doting father of three. And it is against this backdrop of expansive artistry and harmonious home life that Tritt has recorded the most unapologetically aggressive and single-minded album of his career. Curious, indeed.