THE DIRTY KNOBS RELEASING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM “WRECKLESS ABANDON” OUT MARCH 20 ON BMG

MIKE CAMPBELL’S THE DIRTY KNOBS RELEASING HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM

WRECKLESS ABANDON OUT MARCH 20 ON BMG

VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK DEBUTS TODAY

NATIONWIDE TOUR THIS SPRING

photo credit Pamela Littky

Wreckless Abandon, the highly anticipated debut album from celebrated guitarist and songwriter Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac) and his band The Dirty Knobs, is set for release on March 20 via BMG. “Wreckless Abandon,” the lead single and title track from the album, is available today alongside a digital album pre-order, including limited-edition merch bundles. Watch the video, directed by Ryan Daniel Browne HERE.

The Dirty Knobs created Wreckless Abandon without agenda, expectations or deadlines, and without worrying about outcome or hits. They’ve pushed boundaries of taste, imagination, and genres, to create a 13-track album of brutally confident rock and roll.

In additional to Campbell, The Dirty Knobs are Jason Sinay on guitar and vocals (Neil Diamond, Ivan Neville), Lance Morrison on bass (Don Henley), and Matt Laug on drums (Slash, Alanis Morissette).

The album was produced by Campbell and George Drakoulias (The Black Crowes, The Jayhawks), with all songs written by Campbell. It features further contributions from Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Stapleton as well as fellow Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers founding-member, Benmont Tench. Additionally, Klaus Voormann, who is best known for doing the art for The Beatles’ Revolver, created the album artwork.

Of the project, Campbell explains, “The Dirty Knobs first got together almost fifteen years ago but Wreckless Abandon is our first album and occasion to tour. Over the years The Knobs became an outlet for me to play some of the other songs I was writing and to keep the creative juices flowing in between working on albums and tours with Tom and The Heartbreakers.”

What followed was several years of intimate, almost incognito, performances in the band’s home-base of Los Angeles and surrounding Southern California cities. After all those years playing together, it became clear The Dirty Knobs should take what they were doing to the next level. After Campbell’s long-time compatriot, friend and bandmate, Tom Petty, passed away in 2017, he knew the only way to heal some of the pain was to throw himself wholeheartedly back into his music.

“Losing Tom was earth-shattering for me. It was a total shock,” Campbell continues. “It had felt like we would be playing together forever. For a while it was hard to imagine playing in my own band again, let alone one where I’m the frontman. Tom was always my beacon. But everything I’ve been doing since Tom passed, including this album with The Dirty Knobs, is in the spirit of honoring what we did together.”

To support the release, Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs will hit the road throughout the spring. The tour follows two sold out dates in Santa Barbara later this month, and will make stops in Chicago, Nashville, Philadelphia, Boston, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Gainesville and more. Further shows to be announced soon.

WRECKLESS ABANDON TRACK LISTING

  1. Wreckless Abandon
  2. Pistol Packin’ Mama
  3. Sugar
  4. Southern Boy
  5. I Still Love You
  6. Irish Girl
  7. Fuck That Guy
  8. Don’t Knock The Boogie
  9. Don’t Wait
  10. Anna Lee
  11. Aw Honey
  12. Loaded Gun
  13. Don’t Knock the Boogie (Coda)

MIKE CAMPBELL AND THE DIRTY KNOBS LIVE

January 24-25—Santa Barbara, CA—SOhO [SOLD OUT]

March 10—Minneapolis, MN—Fine Line Music Hall

March 11—Chicago, IL—Park West

March 13—Indianapolis, IN—The Hi Fi

March 15—Nashville, TN—Brooklyn Bowl (Opening Weekend)

March 17—Alexandria, VA—Birchmere

March 18—Philadelphia, PA—World Café Live

March 20—Ridgefield CT—Ridgefield Playhouse

March 21—Derry, NH—Tupelo Music Hall

March 23—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall

March 26—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Bowl

April 7—San Francisco, CA—The Independent

April 10—Los Angeles, CA—The Troubadour

April 14—Boulder, CO—Fox Theatre

April 15—Denver, CO—Bluebird Theatre

April 17—Dallas, TX—Blue Light

April 18—Austin, TX—Antone’s

April 21—Houston, TX—Warehouse Live

April 24—New Orleans, LA—One Eyed Jacks

April 26—Gainesville, FL—High Dive

April 28—Tampa, FL—The Orpheum

 

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