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\n\tCody Jinks knows the songs and topics on his album, Change the Game<\/em>, out tomorrow (March 22), could be perceived as a bit of a departure from the\u00a0hard-charging brand of country-rock\u00a0his fans have come to expect. But the alternations came out of life-changing necessity.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI was reading something somebody wrote online the other day, like, \u2018This isn\u2019t the old outlaw stuff we\u2019ve come to know Cody for. What\u2019s he doing?\u2019\u201d Jinks tells\u00a0Billboard<\/em>. \u201cWell, that guy would\u2019ve died. That guy looked in the mirror and said, \u2018You need to slow down.\u2019 I had to get into therapy to start dealing with some things.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe rollicking \u201cOutlaws and Mustangs,\u201d the first release from the album, celebrates a freewheeling, creative spirit, while the title track is the Texas native\u2019s triumphant manifesto to fulfilling his independent vision: \u201cI\u2019m the punk who says I did it my own way,\u201d he sings. However, the song \u201cChange the Game\u201d also signifies major changes, personally and professionally, including his rigorous sobriety journey.<\/p>\n