Campbell formed the Dirty Knobs 15 years ago, but they have never gigged outside of Los Angeles or released an album.  The group features singer-guitarist Jason Sinay, bassist Lance Morrison and drummer Matt Laug. Guests who contributed to the 13-track album include singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton and The Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench. The album artwork was made by noted artist Klaus Voormann, who created the art for The Beatles’ Revolver.

“Losing Tom was earth-shattering for me. It was a total shock,” Campbell said. “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.”

The Dirty Knobs’ first tour will see the band performing in March and April in a number of cities including Chicago, Nashville, Philadelphia, Boston, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Gainesville, Florida, among others. Watch the Ryan Daniel Browne-directed video for “Wreckless Abandon” below:

The group is playing in Santa Barbara, California, on January 24th and 25th and will launch an American tour on March 10th.

January 24th/25th – Santa Barbara, CA @ SOHO
March 10th – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Hall
March 11th – Chicago, IL @ Park West
March 13th – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi Fi
March 15th – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
March 17th – Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere
March 18th – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
March 20th – Ridgefield CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
March 21st – Derry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall
March 23rd – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
March 26th – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
April 7th – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
April 10th – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
April 14th – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
April 15th – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
April 17th – Dallas, TX @ Blue Light
April 18th – Austin, TX @ Antone’s
April 21st – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
April 24th – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
April 26th – Gainesville, FL @ High Dive
April 28th – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum