New York Dolls - Cuz I Sez So (Rocktober 2025) [Preorder]

American standard-bearers for glam rock and important precursors to punk rock, The New York Dolls reunited (at the personal request of longtime fan Morrissey) nearly three decades after their early-70's heyday. Original Dolls David Johansen and Syl Sylvain still have all the sass and swagger of their prime on Cause I Sez So. Todd Rundgren had helmed the band's debut and returns in the same capacity for this 2009 album, helping the quintet push its sonic envelope a bit beyond the Stones-y racket of yore. A reggae-tinged reworking of their '70's classic "Trash" may be the most striking example of this, but the beautiful pop melody of "Lonely So Long" and the propulsive R&B of "Nobody Got No Bizness" show the Dolls can wear any style and make it look great.

Tracklist

1. 'Cause I Sez So
2. Muddy Bones
3. Better Than You
4. Lonely So Long
5. My World
6. This Is Ridiculous
7. Temptation To Exist
8. Making Rain
9. Drowning
10. Nobody Got No Bizness
11. Trash
12. Exorcism Of Despair