New York Dolls – 'Cause I Sez So LP (Red Vinyl) (Rocktober 2025)

New York Dolls – 'Cause I Sez So

American standard-bearers for glam rock and important precursors to punk rock, New York Dolls reunited (at the personal request of longtime fan Morrissey) nearly three decades after their early-1970s 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 Atco album, helping the quintet push its sonic envelope a bit beyond the Stonesy racket of yore. A reggae-tinged reworking of their '70s 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. We'll give CAUSE I SEZ SO another spin in memory of the band's drummer Jerry Nolan, who passed away on this day in 1992.

Tracklist:
A1 'Cause I Sez So
A2 Muddy Bones
A3 Better Than You
A4 Lonely So Long
A5 My World
A6 This Is Ridiculous

B1 Temptation To Exist
B2 Making Rain
B3 Drowning
B4 Nobody Got No Bizness
B5 Trash
B6 Exorcism Of Despair

Label: Rhino Records
Released: 2009/2025