Album of the Day

American standard-bearers for glam rock and important precursors to punk rock, The New York Dolls reunited nearly three decades after their early-1970s heyday, and original members David Johansen and Syl Sylvain display all the sass and swagger of their prime on 2009’s CAUSE I SEZ SO. Todd Rundgren had helmed the band's debut and returns in the same capacity for this 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 with the beautiful pop melody of “Lonely So Long” and the propulsive R&B of “Nobody Got No Bizness,” CAUSE I SEZ SO shows the Dolls could wear any style and make it look great.