{"product_id":"mike-campbell-the-dirty-knobs-mission-of-mercy","title":"Mike Campbell \u0026 The Dirty Knobs - Mission Of Mercy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"265\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"18\"\u003eMission of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, the fourth full-length album from celebrated guitarist and songwriter \u003cstrong data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"107\"\u003eMike Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"146\"\u003eTom Petty and The Heartbreakers\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"168\"\u003eFleetwood Mac\u003c\/strong\u003e, and his band \u003cstrong data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eThe Dirty Knobs\u003c\/strong\u003e, is due June 12 via \u003cstrong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"240\"\u003eSoundly Music\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"262\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThirty Tigers\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"521\"\u003eThe album features appearances from \u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"316\"\u003eThe B-52s\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cstrong data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"334\"\u003eKate Pierson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"360\"\u003eMorgane Stapleton\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside the Dirty Knobs’ \u003cstrong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"402\"\u003eChris Holt\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitars, keys), \u003cstrong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eLance Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass) and Campbell’s fellow Heartbreaker \u003cstrong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"498\"\u003eSteve Ferrone\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums, percussion).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"1036\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"541\"\u003eMission of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e displays Campbell’s full songwriting range, with tracks ranging from the unbridled rock \u0026amp; roll of \u003cem data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eI Remember\u003c\/em\u003e to the Americana ballad \u003cem data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"693\"\u003eMore Than Gold\u003c\/em\u003e and even the \u003cstrong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eBrian Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e-inspired psychedelia of the title track. Campbell states that “\u003cem data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"805\"\u003eMission Of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is an action-packed collection of tunes that continue the vibe we established as well as some new directions in the songwriting. It’s full-throttle Knobs from start to finish and we look forward to playing these live this year.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1499\"\u003eLast year saw the release of Campbell’s \u003cem data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling memoir \u003cem data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1128\"\u003eHeartbreaker\u003c\/em\u003e, which \u003cstrong data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e hailed as “essential… a vividly told new autobiography,” while the \u003cem data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e praised its “tale of endurance and patience rewarded” and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003eNo Depression\u003c\/strong\u003e proclaimed it “does what the best music memoirs do: encourage readers to listen once again, or for the first time, to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and to Campbell’s solo works.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1847\"\u003eThe Dirty Knobs, named after tech slang for a broken amp dial, were founded in 2000 by Campbell as a writing and club-date project outside the Heartbreakers. The group finally got on record with 2020’s \u003cem data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1722\"\u003eWreckless Abandon\u003c\/em\u003e and 2022’s \u003cem data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1755\"\u003eExternal Combustion\u003c\/em\u003e. Those LPs, Campbell says, were the Knobs “trying to find our way as a rock \u0026amp; roll band.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1849\" data-end=\"2227\"\u003e“Now it’s down to great songs,” adds Campbell, “the depth in the lyrics and chords.” He recalls something \u003cstrong data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1968\"\u003eTom Petty\u003c\/strong\u003e once told him: “Tom said, ‘I love the English language. There’s so much you can do with it.’ I’m discovering that, too. Looking for rhyme schemes, the right word. At first it was a struggle. 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