"Man Against Machine" is Garth Brooks' new album, due Nov. 11. In concert in Minneapolis, he'll probably do a few tunes from his first album in 13 years.

"It's about how music has to fight for its life right now because of technology," he said of the album. The sound has different rhythms and textures, the singer said, "but the main ingredient of country music is sincerity."

Brooks didn't write many of the songs. He said he doesn't trust his pen yet.

Here are four songs fans might hear at Target Center:

'Man Against Machine'

"It's you and the people on one side of the machine where you go to war together," he said of one of his most aggressive-sounding tunes. "We'll establish that hopefully in the first five minutes of the show."

'People Loving People'

His new single, it's a message song. He said it has a similar spirit to his 1992 single "We Shall Be Free." Hence, both tunes are not likely to show up in the same set.

'Mom'

"Because of the subject matter, this rivals 'The Dance' for me," Brooks said, tearing up. "I miss my mom dearly. [She died in 2001.] I love the song to death. There will probably be two favorite songs for me now."

'Send 'Em Down the Road'

"It's a touching piece. Perfect timing with me sending my last one to college," he said. The chorus goes: "You can cry for them/ Live and die for 'em/ You can help them find their wings/ But you can't fly for 'em/ 'Cause if they're not free to fall/ They're not free to fly."

Jon Bream