Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

Very few rock bands have the power to reach into your soul and give it a good shake, but the Dirty Knobs are one of those rare outfits.With the first guitar slash, the Knobs remind you that there was a time when feeling alienated was venerated and nobody ever had to turn the volume down.

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“Now that Fleetwood Mac have wound up their world tour, guitarist Mike Campbell is turning his attention to his band the Dirty Knobs. The group of Los Angeles-based musicians, led by the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist, is releasing their debut album Wreckless Abandon on March 20th.

Mike Campbell formed the Dirty Knobs 15 years ago, but they have never gigged outside of Los Angeles or released an album. In addition to Campbell, the group features singer-guitarist Jason Sinay, bassist Lance Morrison and drummer Matt Laug. “Over the years, The Knobs became an outlet for me to play some of the other songs I was writing,” Campbell says in a statement, “and to keep the creative juices flowing in between working on albums and tours with Tom and The Heartbreakers.”

After the shocking death of Tom Petty in 2017, they became his primary creative outlet. “Losing Tom was earth-shattering for me,” Campbell says. “It was a total shock. 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.”
Wreckless Abandon features contributions from Chris Stapleton and Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench. It was produced by George Drakoulias and the artwork was created by Plastic Ono Band bassist Klaus Voormann. They planned on releasing this album a while back, but Campbell’s unexpected invitation to join Fleetwood Mac delayed their plans.

Reference: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mike-campbell-dirty-knobs-936777/

Their debut album, Wreckless Abandon released on March 20, 2020. First single off of the 2022 Dirty Knobs album, External Combustion, is “Wicked Mind.”

The new 2024 record releasing June 14 is Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits. First single is “Dare To Dream,” featuring Graham Nash. The video here was shot at The Church, Leon Russell’s legendary studio in Tulsa.

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