March 18, 2009

By By Andre Paine, London

Veteran rock act the New York Dolls will issue its fourth album "Cause I Sez So" via Warner Music Group's Atco label on May 5 in the U.S and a day earlier in the U.K.

The band, which was revived in 2004 at the instigation of Morrissey who was curating the Meltdown festival in London, has reunited with Todd Rundgren, producer of their eponymous 1973 debut. A re-recorded version of "Trash" from that album features on the new set.

"Cause I Sez So" was recorded at Utopia Sound Studio in Kauai, Hawaii, and features original members David Johansen on vocals and Sylvain Sylvain on guitar, alongside Steve Conte (guitar), Brian Delaney (drums), and Sami Yaffa (bass).

"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," said Johansen in a statement.

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