Following their reunion at last year's Meltdown, the New York Dolls have signed a new deal. As previously reported, Morrissey persuaded the band to regroup to appear at the Festival Hall as part of Meltdown 2004, and a CD/DVD 'The Return of the New York Dolls: Live From Royal Festival Hall 2004' was subsequently released. Sadly, original bassist Arthur 'Killer' Kane died suddenly of leukemia following that appearance - he is now the subject of a new film, 'New York Doll', incidentally.
Anyway, the band have signed the new deal with Roadrunner and are at work on their first new studio album since the release of 'Too Much Too Soon' back in 1974, and it is expected to be out in the spring of next year. Roadrunner A&R man David Bason told Billboard.com: "Since word has spread of the band getting back into the studio to record new material, I've been inundated with calls from various high-profile producers and artists wanting to get involved. I can't reveal any names yet but it's nice to have such a vote of confidence from the artistic community out of the gate. The sound of this record will be true to form New York Dolls down and dirty rock'n'roll. I've heard sketches of the material and if it's any indication, the record will blow you away."