LEGENDARY
TO RELEASE THE NEW ALBUM
'CAUSE I SEZ SO
U.K. Release: May 4th, U.S. release: May 5th
Iconic Band Reunites With Famed Producer Todd Rundgren For
Fourth Studio Album; Includes New Version of "Trash"
After working together on the New York Dolls' influential debut in 1973, the group reunited with producer Todd Rundgren this winter to record their fourth studio album, 'Cause I Sez So, set for a May 4th U.K. release on Atco Records (U.S. release is May 5th).
The New York Dolls will be returning to the UK to perform 2 rare concerts in July 2009. On Sunday July 19th the band will perform at the Love Box Festival in Victoria Park, London (See Details at the bottom of this page) and the following night, Monday July 20th, they will perform at The Garage, Glasgow (Further details also listed at the bottom of this page).
Recorded at Utopia Sound Studio in Kauai, Hawaii, the album features 11 original compositions and a new version of Trash, that originally featured on their milestone 1973 debut album. "It was amazing working with Todd again, and I think we were able to evoke the special sound of our first album and drag it by the hair into the present," says front man Johansen.
Prior to the album's release, the New York Dolls-David Johansen (vocals); Sylvain Sylvain (guitar); Steve Conte (guitar); Brian Delaney (drums); and Sami Yaffa (bass)-will appear at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music conference and festival in Austin, Texas in mid March.
Photo credit: © 2009 Max Lakner
The New York Dolls swaggered onto the New York music scene in the early '70s, influencing a generation with its subversive mix of high-decibel rock and high-heeled androgyny. The original band recorded a pair of milestone records-New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974)-before breaking up in 1977.
The surviving members reformed the group in 2004 to much acclaim, but soon lost bassist Arthur Kane to leukemia. Two years later, Johansen and Sylvain reunited again to record the New York Dolls' third studio album, One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This.
The New York Dolls with producer Todd Rundgren (third from left) Photo Credit: © Marty Temme
From left to right - Sami Yaffa (bass), David Johansen (vocals), Todd Rundgren (producer),
Sylvain Sylvain (guitar) Steve Conte (guitar), Brian Delaney (drums)
'CAUSE I SEZ SO
Tracklisting
1.'Cause I Sez So
2.Muddy Bones
3.Better Than
4.Lonely So Long
5.My World
6.Ridiculous
7.Temptation To Exist
8.Making Rain
9.Drowning
10.Nobody Got No Bizness
11.Trash
12.Exorcism Of Despair
DAVID JOHANSEN - vocals
SYLVAIN SYLVAIN - guitar, background vocals
STEVE CONTE - guitar, background vocals
SAMI YAFFA - bass, maracas, melodica, background vocals
BRIAN DELANEY - drums
Produced & Mixed by Todd Rundgren for Alchemedia Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Utopia Sound Studio, Kauai, Hawaii
