"Lost in America," the latest album from Edwin McCain [ tickets ], hits stores in mid-April, but the singer/songwriter is hitting the road weeks before the release.

McCain kicks things off with a March 1 performance in his home state of South Carolina, and will play a number of dates throughout the South by early April. The string of shows, which also includes a five-day engagement in Steamboat Springs, CO, wraps up a few days before the April 11 release of "Lost in America."

In late April, McCain will be back on the road to tackle a second round of dates that so far stretches into mid-May. A lone July date also appears on his schedule, which is included below.

"Lost in America" is McCain's seventh album, and is his first for Vanguard Records. The disc, which follows 2004's "Scream & Whisper," was recorded at McCain's OMG Studio in Greenville, SC. All 10 tracks were produced by Noel Golden (Matchbox Twenty/Lee Ann Womack), and McCain takes a writing or co-writing credit on seven cuts, according to a press release.

"This record is a new direction for our band," McCain said in a statement. "We are drawing more from every band member's background and influences than in the past. We can't wait to get on the road and play these songs for people."

Backing McCain in the studio and on the road is his longtime band: Larry Chaney on acoustic and electric guitars; Lee Hendricks on bass guitar; Dave Harrison on drums, percussion and background vocals; Pete Riley on acoustic and electric guitars and background vocals; and Craig Shields on Wurlitzer, piano, B3, saxophone and accordion.