Michael Stipe,
Iggy Pop, and Bo Diddley lend a hand on the first new
album in 32 years from glam-punk band the New York Dolls.
Due July 25 via
Roadrunner Records, One Day It Will Please Us to
Remember Even This features 13 new tracks and was
produced by Jack Douglas, who engineered the Dolls'
self-titled debut before going on to work with
Aerosmith and John Lennon.
Stipe appears on
"Dancing on the Lip of a Volcano," while Diddley is
heard on "Seventeen," and Pop guests on "Gimme Love and
Turn on the Light." Against Me! front man Tom Gabel
contributes to "Punishing World."
Surviving
original members David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain are
backed on the set by guitarist Steve Conte, bassist
Sami Yaffa, drummer Brian Delaney, and keyboardist
Brian Koonin. As for the other original members,
guitarist Johnny Thunders died in 1991, drummer Jerry Nolin
in 1992, and bassist Arthur Kane in 2004.
"Playing music is
the best thing in the world," Johansen said in a
statement. "It makes show business almost bearable."
The New York
Dolls will hit the road in North America and internationally
this summer, with dates to be announced. (Reuters)
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