'' Man Against Machine '' is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks . It was released on November 11 , 2014 by RCA Records Nashville and Pearl Records . Brooks confirmed the album in July 2014 while announcing his comeback world tour . Brooks ' first new studio album since '' Scarecrow '' , which was released in 2001 , it was his first album released digitally , exclusively to his online music store , GhostTunes . The album 's lead single , " People Loving People " , was released on September 3 , 2014
world tour
The Garth Brooks World Tour (2014–17)
Man Against Machine